6ASuspension from office of Solicitor-General

6A Suspension from office of Solicitor-General

[Section 6A Inserted by No. 39 of 2015, s. 12, Applied:13 Oct 2015]

(1)  The Governor may suspend from office a person holding the office of Solicitor-General if the Governor is satisfied the person –

(a) except by reason of temporary illness, is, by reason of disability or infirmity, incapable of performing the functions of that office; or

(b) has become bankrupt, applied to take or has taken advantage of any law relating to bankruptcy or insolvent debtors, compounded with his or her creditors, or made an assignment of his or her remuneration or estate for their benefit; or

(c) has been convicted in Tasmania of –

(i) a crime; or

(ii) an offence that is punishable by imprisonment for a term of 12 months or more –

or has been convicted of a crime, or of an offence, which would, if committed in Tasmania, be a crime, or be an offence punishable by imprisonment for a term of 12 months or more.

(2)  The Governor may suspend from office a person holding the office of Solicitor-General if the Governor is satisfied the person has been charged with –

(a) a crime; or

(b) an offence that is punishable by imprisonment for a term of 12 months or more; or

(c) a crime, or an offence, which would, if committed in Tasmania, be a crime, or be an offence punishable by imprisonment for a term of 12 months or more.

(3)  The Governor may suspend from office a person holding the office of Solicitor-General if the Governor is satisfied the person has engaged in –

(a) misconduct in office, including by virtue of contravening section 10 ; or

(b) misbehaviour that brings the office into disrepute.