6DGovernor may revoke or vary suspension of person from office of Solicitor-General

6D Governor may revoke or vary suspension of person from office of Solicitor-General

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

(1)  The Governor may revoke or vary a suspension imposed under section 6A .

(2)  If the Governor has, under subsection (1) , revoked or varied a suspension, the Minister must cause a statement setting out the grounds for the revocation or variation to be laid before each House of Parliament during the first 7 sitting-days of that House following the revocation or variation or a longer period allowed by resolution of the House of Parliament before which it is laid.

(3)  If a suspension has been revoked or varied under subsection (1) , a House of Parliament, within 30 sitting-days after the day on which a statement has been laid before the House under subsection (2) or a longer period allowed by resolution of the House of Parliament, may pass a resolution –

(a) confirming the revocation or variation of the suspension; or

(b) revoking the revocation or variation of the suspension.

(4)  If both Houses of Parliament pass a resolution under subsection (3) confirming the revocation or variation of a suspension, the suspension is revoked or varied, respectively, on and from the day on which the resolution is passed by both the Houses.