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Legislative Standards Act 1992
sec.19Termination of appointment
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### sec.19 Termination of appointment
The Governor in Council may terminate the appointment of the parliamentary counsel if the parliamentary counsel—
becomes mentally or physically incapable of satisfactorily performing the duties of office; or
is convicted of an indictable offence (whether in Queensland or elsewhere); or
is guilty of misconduct of a kind that could warrant dismissal from the public service if the parliamentary counsel were an officer of the public service; or
is absent, without the Minister’s leave and without reasonable excuse, for 14 consecutive days or 28 days in any year.
s 19 amd 2000 No. 16 s 590 sch 1 pt 2 ; 2013 No. 39 s 111 sch 4
- (a) becomes mentally or physically incapable of satisfactorily performing the duties of office; or
- (b) is convicted of an indictable offence (whether in Queensland or elsewhere); or
- (c) is guilty of misconduct of a kind that could warrant dismissal from the public service if the parliamentary counsel were an officer of the public service; or
- (d) is absent, without the Minister’s leave and without reasonable excuse, for 14 consecutive days or 28 days in any year.