Solicitor-General Act 1983
6ERequest for revocation of appointment
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6E Request for revocation of appointment
[Section 6E Inserted by No. 39 of 2015, s. 12, Applied:13 Oct 2015] The Governor may cause to be laid before both Houses of Parliament a statement requesting the Houses of Parliament to revoke the appointment of a person to the office of Solicitor-General on the grounds for suspension, referred to in section 6A(1) or (3) , that are specified in the statement, if –
(a) the Governor is satisfied the person may be suspended from the office of Solicitor-General on the grounds, referred to in section 6A(1) or (3) , specified in the statement; and
(b) the Governor has suspended the person from office under section 6A on any grounds referred to in that section, whether or not they are the same grounds as the grounds to which the statement relates; and
(c) the statement required by section 6B to be laid before both Houses of Parliament in relation to the suspension of the person from the office of Solicitor-General has been laid before each House; and
(d) where the person has been suspended from office under section 6A(3) – the suspension has been confirmed under section 6C(1)(a) .