15Vacation of office

15 Vacation of office

(1) If a member other than the Director‑General: (a) becomes bankrupt, applies to take the benefit of any law for the relief of bankrupt or insolvent debtors, compounds with his or her creditors or makes an assignment of his or her remuneration for their benefit; or (d) is absent, except on leave granted by the Council, from 3 consecutive meetings of the Council; the Governor‑General shall terminate the appointment of the member.

Note: The appointment of a member (other than a member elected by either House of the Parliament) may also be terminated under section 30 of the Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013 (which deals with terminating the appointment of an accountable authority, or a member of an accountable authority, for contravening general duties of officials).

(1A) If a member elected by either House of the Parliament ceases to be a member of that House, he or she ceases to be a member of the Council. (2) For the purposes of subsection (1A), a member of either House of the Parliament shall be deemed not to have ceased to be a member of that House while he or she continues to be entitled to the Parliamentary allowance that became payable to him or her as such a member.