8Vacation of office

#### 8 Vacation of office 8 Vacation of office > > (1) The person holding office as the Tribunal or assessor appointed under section 7 (1) (b) shall be deemed to have vacated his or her office— > > > > > (a) if he or she dies, > > > > > (b) if he or she 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 fees or allowances as the Tribunal or assessor or of his or her estate for their benefit, > > > > > (c) if he or she becomes a temporary patient, a continued treatment patient, a protected person or an incapable person within the meaning of the [Mental Health Act 1958](/view/pdf/asmade/act-1958-45) or a person under detention under Part 7 of that Act, > > > > > (d) if he or she is convicted in New South Wales of an indictable 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, > > > > > (e) if he or she resigns his or her office by writing under his or her hand addressed to the Governor, or > > > > > (f) if he or she is removed from office by the Governor. > > > (2) The Governor may remove the person holding office as the Tribunal or assessor referred to in subsection (1) from office for any cause which seems to the Governor sufficient. > > **s 8:** Am 1999 No 94, sec 7 (1) and Sch 5, Part 1.