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Legal Profession Act 2007
sec.666Termination of appointment
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### sec.666 Termination of appointment
The Chief Justice may end the appointment of a board member if the member is absent without the board’s permission from 3 consecutive meetings of the board of which proper notice has been given.
The Chief Justice must end the appointment of a board member if the member—
is an insolvent under administration; or
is convicted of a serious offence; or
is convicted of an offence against a relevant law or a corresponding law; or
if the person was appointed because the person was a solicitor—stops being a solicitor; or
if the person was appointed because the person was a barrister—stops being a barrister.
In this section—
meeting means—
if the member does not attend, a meeting with a quorum present; or
if the member attends, a meeting with or without a quorum present.
(sec.666-ssec.1) The Chief Justice may end the appointment of a board member if the member is absent without the board’s permission from 3 consecutive meetings of the board of which proper notice has been given.
(sec.666-ssec.2) The Chief Justice must end the appointment of a board member if the member— is an insolvent under administration; or is convicted of a serious offence; or is convicted of an offence against a relevant law or a corresponding law; or if the person was appointed because the person was a solicitor—stops being a solicitor; or if the person was appointed because the person was a barrister—stops being a barrister.
(sec.666-ssec.3) In this section— meeting means— if the member does not attend, a meeting with a quorum present; or if the member attends, a meeting with or without a quorum present.
- (a) is an insolvent under administration; or
- (b) is convicted of a serious offence; or
- (c) is convicted of an offence against a relevant law or a corresponding law; or
- (d) if the person was appointed because the person was a solicitor—stops being a solicitor; or
- (e) if the person was appointed because the person was a barrister—stops being a barrister.
- (a) if the member does not attend, a meeting with a quorum present; or
- (b) if the member attends, a meeting with or without a quorum present.