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Legal Profession Act 2007
sec.610Termination of appointment
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### sec.610 Termination of appointment
The Governor in Council may end the appointment of a panel member if the panel member—
becomes incapable of performing the member’s functions because of physical or mental incapacity; or
is an insolvent under administration; or
is guilty of misconduct of a kind that could warrant dismissal from the public service if the member were an officer of the public service.
The Governor in Council must terminate the appointment of a panel member if the member—
is convicted of a serious offence or an offence against a relevant law or a corresponding law; or
for a member of the lay panel—becomes an Australian lawyer or otherwise legally qualified; or
for a member of the practitioner panel—stops holding a practising certificate.
(sec.610-ssec.1) The Governor in Council may end the appointment of a panel member if the panel member— becomes incapable of performing the member’s functions because of physical or mental incapacity; or is an insolvent under administration; or is guilty of misconduct of a kind that could warrant dismissal from the public service if the member were an officer of the public service.
(sec.610-ssec.2) The Governor in Council must terminate the appointment of a panel member if the member— is convicted of a serious offence or an offence against a relevant law or a corresponding law; or for a member of the lay panel—becomes an Australian lawyer or otherwise legally qualified; or for a member of the practitioner panel—stops holding a practising certificate.
- (a) becomes incapable of performing the member’s functions because of physical or mental incapacity; or
- (b) is an insolvent under administration; or
- (c) is guilty of misconduct of a kind that could warrant dismissal from the public service if the member were an officer of the public service.
- (a) is convicted of a serious offence or an offence against a relevant law or a corresponding law; or
- (b) for a member of the lay panel—becomes an Australian lawyer or otherwise legally qualified; or
- (c) for a member of the practitioner panel—stops holding a practising certificate.