Education (General Provisions) Act 2006
sec.92Vacation of office
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sec.92 Vacation of office
The office of an elected member, or appointed member, of a school council for a State school becomes vacant if the member— dies; or resigns the member’s office by signed notice of resignation— for the council’s chairperson—given to the school principal’s supervisor; or for another council member—given to the council’s chairperson; or is absent from 3 consecutive meetings of the council, of which the member has been given notice under the council’s constitution, without the council’s leave and without reasonable excuse; or stops being eligible, under this Act or the council’s constitution, for election or appointment to the office. 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. If the office of an elected member, or appointed member, of a school council is vacant and, because of the vacancy, the membership does not comply with section 84 , the council is taken to be validly constituted until the earlier of the following happens— the day the vacancy is filled; the expiry of 3 months after the day the vacancy arose. In this section— meeting , of the council, means— if the relevant member does not attend—a meeting of the council with a quorum for the council present; or if the relevant member attends—a meeting of the council with or without a quorum for the council present. (sec.92-ssec.1) The office of an elected member, or appointed member, of a school council for a State school becomes vacant if the member— dies; or resigns the member’s office by signed notice of resignation— for the council’s chairperson—given to the school principal’s supervisor; or for another council member—given to the council’s chairperson; or is absent from 3 consecutive meetings of the council, of which the member has been given notice under the council’s constitution, without the council’s leave and without reasonable excuse; or stops being eligible, under this Act or the council’s constitution, for election or appointment to the office. (sec.92-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.92-ssec.3) If the office of an elected member, or appointed member, of a school council is vacant and, because of the vacancy, the membership does not comply with section 84 , the council is taken to be validly constituted until the earlier of the following happens— the day the vacancy is filled; the expiry of 3 months after the day the vacancy arose. (sec.92-ssec.4) In this section— meeting , of the council, means— if the relevant member does not attend—a meeting of the council with a quorum for the council present; or if the relevant member attends—a meeting of the council with or without a quorum for the council present.