45Vacation of office of Administrator, &c.

45 Vacation of office of Administrator, &c.

(1)  An Administrator vacates office if –

(a) he or she dies; or

(b) he or she 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 or estate for their benefit; or

(c) he or she is convicted, in Tasmania or elsewhere, of a crime or an offence punishable by imprisonment for a term of 12 months or longer; or

(d) he or she resigns by written notice given to the Minister; or

(e) his or her appointment is revoked by the Minister under subsection (2) .

(2)  The Minister may revoke the appointment of an Administrator.

(3)  If the office of Administrator is vacated under subsection (1) , the Minister may, by instrument in writing, appoint another person to fill the vacancy for the remainder of the Administrator's term of office.