Education (General Provisions) Act 2006
sec.124Vacation of office
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sec.124 Vacation of office
The office of an officer of an association becomes vacant if the officer— dies; or resigns his or her office by signed notice given to— for the president—a vice-president, or the secretary or treasurer, of the association; or for another officer—the president of the association; or is absent from 3 consecutive meetings of the association, of which the member has been given notice under the association’s constitution, without the association’s leave and without reasonable excuse. A notice of resignation mentioned in subsection (1) (b) takes effect when the notice is given under that paragraph or, if a later time is stated in the notice, the later time. In this section— meeting , of the association, means— if the relevant officer does not attend—a meeting of the association with a quorum for the association present; or if the relevant officer attends—a meeting of the association with or without a quorum for the association present. (sec.124-ssec.1) The office of an officer of an association becomes vacant if the officer— dies; or resigns his or her office by signed notice given to— for the president—a vice-president, or the secretary or treasurer, of the association; or for another officer—the president of the association; or is absent from 3 consecutive meetings of the association, of which the member has been given notice under the association’s constitution, without the association’s leave and without reasonable excuse. (sec.124-ssec.2) A notice of resignation mentioned in subsection (1) (b) takes effect when the notice is given under that paragraph or, if a later time is stated in the notice, the later time. (sec.124-ssec.3) In this section— meeting , of the association, means— if the relevant officer does not attend—a meeting of the association with a quorum for the association present; or if the relevant officer attends—a meeting of the association with or without a quorum for the association present.
- (a) dies; or
- (b) resigns his or her office by signed notice given to— (i) for the president—a vice-president, or the secretary or treasurer, of the association; or (ii) for another officer—the president of the association; or
- (i) for the president—a vice-president, or the secretary or treasurer, of the association; or
- (ii) for another officer—the president of the association; or
- (c) is absent from 3 consecutive meetings of the association, of which the member has been given notice under the association’s constitution, without the association’s leave and without reasonable excuse.
- (i) for the president—a vice-president, or the secretary or treasurer, of the association; or
- (ii) for another officer—the president of the association; or
- (a) if the relevant officer does not attend—a meeting of the association with a quorum for the association present; or