sec.252Filling vacancies—board member elected by registered teachers

sec.252 Filling vacancies—board member elected by registered teachers

This section applies if— a board member’s office becomes vacant other than because the member’s term of appointment has ended; and the member was elected by registered teachers under section 239 (1) (j) . If the Minister considers it practicable to fill the vacancy before the end of the vacating member’s term of appointment— the director must nominate for appointment the person who— obtained the next highest number of votes in the election at which the vacating member was elected; and is willing and able to be a member; or if there is no person suitable for nomination under paragraph (a) —the Minister must nominate a practising teacher for appointment. A person nominated for appointment under subsection (2) must be appointed for the remainder of the vacating member’s term of appointment. A person nominated under this section is taken to have been elected under section 239 (1) (j) . (sec.252-ssec.1) This section applies if— a board member’s office becomes vacant other than because the member’s term of appointment has ended; and the member was elected by registered teachers under section 239 (1) (j) . (sec.252-ssec.2) If the Minister considers it practicable to fill the vacancy before the end of the vacating member’s term of appointment— the director must nominate for appointment the person who— obtained the next highest number of votes in the election at which the vacating member was elected; and is willing and able to be a member; or if there is no person suitable for nomination under paragraph (a) —the Minister must nominate a practising teacher for appointment. (sec.252-ssec.3) A person nominated for appointment under subsection (2) must be appointed for the remainder of the vacating member’s term of appointment. (sec.252-ssec.4) A person nominated under this section is taken to have been elected under section 239 (1) (j) .

• (a) a board member’s office becomes vacant other than because the member’s term of appointment has ended; and
• (b) the member was elected by registered teachers under section 239 (1) (j) .
• (a) the director must nominate for appointment the person who— (i) obtained the next highest number of votes in the election at which the vacating member was elected; and (ii) is willing and able to be a member; or
• (i) obtained the next highest number of votes in the election at which the vacating member was elected; and
• (ii) is willing and able to be a member; or
• (b) if there is no person suitable for nomination under paragraph (a) —the Minister must nominate a practising teacher for appointment.
• (i) obtained the next highest number of votes in the election at which the vacating member was elected; and
• (ii) is willing and able to be a member; or