25Vacation of office

25 Vacation of office

(1)  A member of the Council vacates the office of member if –

(a) the member ceases to be a member of the Society; or

(b) the member is bankrupt; or

(c) a majority of the Council is satisfied that the member is of unsound mind; or

(d) the member resigns in accordance with clause 23 ; or

(e) the member fails to attend 3 consecutive meetings of the Council without the permission of the Council; or

(f) the member is removed from the office of member in accordance with these by-laws; or

(g) the member is removed from the office of president, vice-president or treasurer of the Council in accordance with clause 26 .

(2)  If a casual vacancy occurs in the membership of the Council, the Council is to appoint a full member to that vacancy.

(3)  Subclause (2) does not apply to the Council if the vacancy in the membership of the Council occurs less than 30 days before an annual general meeting of the Society.

(4)  If a member is appointed to a casual vacancy in the membership of the Council under subclause (2)  –

(a) that member (the temporary appointee) holds office until the next annual general meeting of the Society; and

(b) at that annual general meeting –

(i) if the term of the member of the Council who vacated the office would have expired at that annual general meeting, an election for that office is to be held in accordance with Division 2 ; or

(ii) if the term of the member of the Council who vacated the office would not have expired at that annual general meeting, an election for that office is to be held in accordance with Division 2 to appoint a member to hold the office until the following annual general meeting.