6Suspension from office

#### 6 Suspension from office 6 Suspension from office > > (1) The Governor may suspend the Auditor-General from office— > > > > > (a) for misbehaviour, > > > > > (b) for incapacity, > > > > > (c) if the Auditor-General directly or indirectly engages in any paid employment outside the duties of the office of Auditor-General, or in any trade or business, > > > > > (d) if the Auditor-General becomes bankrupt, applies to take the benefit of any law for the relief of bankrupt or insolvent debtors, compounds with his or her creditors or makes an assignment of his or her remuneration for their benefit, or > > > > > (e) if the Auditor-General is absent from duty for a period in excess of his or her leave entitlement as approved by the Governor unless the absence is caused by illness or other unavoidable cause. > > > (2) The Minister shall lay or cause to be laid before each House of Parliament, within 7 sitting days of that House after the Auditor-General has been suspended from office, a full statement of the grounds for the suspension. > > > (3) The suspension shall be lifted unless each House of Parliament, within 21 sitting days from the time when the statement was laid before it, declares by resolution that the Auditor-General ought to be removed from office. > > > (4) If each House does so declare within that period, the Auditor-General shall be removed from office by the Governor. > > > (5) For the purposes of this section, sitting days shall be counted whether or not they occur in the same session.