9Vacancy in office of Parliamentary Budget Officer

9 Vacancy in office of Parliamentary Budget Officer

9 Vacancy in office of Parliamentary Budget Officer

(1) The office of the Parliamentary Budget Officer becomes vacant if the Officer—

(a) dies, or

(b) completes a term of office, or

(c) resigns the office by instrument in writing addressed to the Presiding Officers, or

(d) is removed from office by the Presiding Officers under this section, or

(e) 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

(f) becomes a mentally incapacitated person, or

(g) is convicted in New South Wales of an offence that is punishable by imprisonment for 12 months or more or is convicted elsewhere than in New South Wales of an offence that, if committed in New South Wales, would be an offence so punishable.

(2) The Presiding Officers may remove the Parliamentary Budget Officer from office for misbehaviour, incapacity or incompetence.

(3) If the office of the Parliamentary Budget Officer becomes vacant before the Officer’s duties with respect to the State general election for which he or she was appointed have been completed, the Presiding Officers are to appoint a person to fill the vacancy for the balance of the predecessor’s term of office.

s 9: Am 2013 No 25, Sch 1 [6] [7].