sec.22Vacancy in or removal from office

sec.22 Vacancy in or removal from office

The office of a member of ONRSR becomes vacant if the member— completes a term of office; or resigns by written notice given to the responsible Ministers; or has been found guilty of an offence, whether in a participating jurisdiction or elsewhere, that the responsible Ministers consider renders the member unfit to continue to hold the office of member; or becomes bankrupt, applies to take the benefit of any law for the relief of bankrupt or insolvent debtors, compounds with the member’s creditors or makes an assignment of the member’s remuneration for their benefit; or is absent, without leave first being granted by the relevant entity from 3 or more consecutive meetings of ONRSR of which reasonable notice has been given to the member personally or by post; or is removed from office by the South Australian Minister under this section; or dies. The South Australian Minister may remove a member of ONRSR from office if the responsible Ministers recommend the removal of the member on the basis that the member has engaged in misconduct or has failed to or is unable to properly exercise the member’s functions as a member of ONRSR. In this section— relevant entity means— for the Regulator—the responsible Ministers; or for a non‐executive member—the Regulator. (sec.22-ssec.1) The office of a member of ONRSR becomes vacant if the member— completes a term of office; or resigns by written notice given to the responsible Ministers; or has been found guilty of an offence, whether in a participating jurisdiction or elsewhere, that the responsible Ministers consider renders the member unfit to continue to hold the office of member; or becomes bankrupt, applies to take the benefit of any law for the relief of bankrupt or insolvent debtors, compounds with the member’s creditors or makes an assignment of the member’s remuneration for their benefit; or is absent, without leave first being granted by the relevant entity from 3 or more consecutive meetings of ONRSR of which reasonable notice has been given to the member personally or by post; or is removed from office by the South Australian Minister under this section; or dies. (sec.22-ssec.2) The South Australian Minister may remove a member of ONRSR from office if the responsible Ministers recommend the removal of the member on the basis that the member has engaged in misconduct or has failed to or is unable to properly exercise the member’s functions as a member of ONRSR. (sec.22-ssec.3) In this section— relevant entity means— for the Regulator—the responsible Ministers; or for a non‐executive member—the Regulator.

• (a) completes a term of office; or
• (b) resigns by written notice given to the responsible Ministers; or
• (c) has been found guilty of an offence, whether in a participating jurisdiction or elsewhere, that the responsible Ministers consider renders the member unfit to continue to hold the office of member; or