172NVacancies and resignation

172N Vacancies and resignation (1) A commissioner's office becomes vacant if the commissioner— (a) becomes bankrupt; or (b) is convicted in Victoria of an indictable offence or elsewhere of an offence that, if committed in Victoria, would be an indictable offence; or (c) is removed from office under subsection (2); or (d) resigns by notice in writing delivered to the Governor in Council. (2) The Governor in Council, on the recommendation of the Minister, may remove a commissioner from office if the commissioner— (a) has refused, neglected, or failed to carry out the functions or duties of office; or (b) has engaged in misconduct in carrying out the functions, powers or duties of office. (3) If a commissioner is removed from office under subsection (2), the Minister must cause to be laid before each House of Parliament a full statement of the grounds of the removal within 10 sitting days of that House after the removal. S. 172O inserted by No. 26/2022 s. 22.