Sch 1 s 4Vacancy in office

Sch 1 s 4 Vacancy in office

4 Vacancy in office

(1) A member vacates office if the member—

(a) dies, or

(b) completes a term of office and is not re-appointed, or

(c) resigns by giving written notice to the Minister, or

(d) is removed from office by the Minister, or

(e) is absent from 3 consecutive meetings of the committee of which reasonable notice has been given to the member personally or by post, or

(f) becomes personally insolvent, or

(g) becomes a mentally incapacitated person, or

(h) is convicted of—

(i) a serious offence, or

(ii) an offence that would be a serious offence if committed in New South Wales.

(2) An absence of a member from a meeting must not be counted for subsection (1)(e) if the Minister—

(a) authorised the member’s absence, or

(b) within 4 weeks after the meeting—excused the member’s absence.

(3) In this section—

serious offence means an offence punishable in New South Wales by imprisonment for 12 months or more.