17EVacation of office

17E Vacation of office

(1) If the Director‑General: (a) engages in paid employment outside the duties of his or her office without the approval of the Minister; or (aa) fails, without reasonable excuse, to comply with subsection (3); or (b) 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; the Governor‑General shall terminate the appointment of the Director‑General.

Note: The appointment of the Director‑General 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).

(2) The Minister shall not give an approval for the purposes of paragraph (1)(a) unless he or she is satisfied that the paid employment is of a minor nature and will not interfere with the performance of the duties of the Director‑General under this Act. (3) The Director‑General must give written notice to the Minister of all direct or indirect pecuniary interests that the Director‑General has or acquires in any business or in any body corporate carrying on any business. (4) Subsection (3) applies in addition to section 29 of the Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013 (which deals with the duty to disclose interests).