sec.51Duration of appointment

sec.51 Duration of appointment

A member of the board must be appointed for a term of not longer than 3 years decided by the Governor in Council. A member’s office becomes vacant if the member— resigns by signed notice of resignation given to the Minister; or is absent from 3 consecutive board meetings without the board’s leave and without reasonable excuse; or becomes incapable of performing the duties of a member because of physical or mental incapacity; or is an undischarged bankrupt or is taking advantage of the laws in force relating to bankrupt debtors; or is convicted of an indictable offence; or is prohibited from being a director of a body corporate by the Corporations Act for a reason other than the person’s age; or is removed from office by the Governor in Council under subsection (3) . The Governor in Council may remove a member from office for any reason or none. s 51 amd 2001 No. 45 s 29 sch 3 (sec.51-ssec.1) A member of the board must be appointed for a term of not longer than 3 years decided by the Governor in Council. (sec.51-ssec.2) A member’s office becomes vacant if the member— resigns by signed notice of resignation given to the Minister; or is absent from 3 consecutive board meetings without the board’s leave and without reasonable excuse; or becomes incapable of performing the duties of a member because of physical or mental incapacity; or is an undischarged bankrupt or is taking advantage of the laws in force relating to bankrupt debtors; or is convicted of an indictable offence; or is prohibited from being a director of a body corporate by the Corporations Act for a reason other than the person’s age; or is removed from office by the Governor in Council under subsection (3) . (sec.51-ssec.3) The Governor in Council may remove a member from office for any reason or none.

• (a) resigns by signed notice of resignation given to the Minister; or
• (b) is absent from 3 consecutive board meetings without the board’s leave and without reasonable excuse; or
• (c) becomes incapable of performing the duties of a member because of physical or mental incapacity; or
• (d) is an undischarged bankrupt or is taking advantage of the laws in force relating to bankrupt debtors; or
• (e) is convicted of an indictable offence; or
• (f) is prohibited from being a director of a body corporate by the Corporations Act for a reason other than the person’s age; or
• (g) is removed from office by the Governor in Council under subsection (3) .