8Casual vacancies

#### 8 Casual vacancies 8 Casual vacancies > > (1) A trustee shall be deemed to have vacated office if the trustee— > > > > > (a) dies, > > > > > (b) resigns office by writing under the trustee’s hand addressed to the Governor, > > > > > (c) becomes a mentally incapacitated person, > > > > > (d) is absent from three consecutive ordinary meetings of the Trust of which notice has been given to the trustee personally or in the ordinary course of post and is not before the expiration of six weeks after the last of such meetings excused by the Trust for his or her absence from such meetings, > > > > > (e) is removed from office by the Governor, > > > > > (f) accepts or continues to hold after appointment as a trustee— > > > > > > > (i) a position or employment with, or, whether in an honorary capacity or otherwise, membership of, the board or committee of management of any corporation, society, authority, organisation or association which is a party or becomes a party to a contract or arrangement with the Trust for the use or hire of the Opera House or any part thereof, or > > > > > > > (ii) a pecuniary interest or benefit whether direct or indirect in or from any contract or arrangement with the Trust for the use or hire of the Opera House or any part thereof, > > > > > > and the Minister in the circumstances of the case considers that the office of the trustee should become vacant. > > > (2) The Governor may, for any cause which appears to the Governor to be sufficient, remove any trustee from office. > > **s 8:** Am 1969 No 24, sec 2 (1) (e); 1973 No 32, sec 3 (d); 2002 No 53, Sch 1.26 \[3\].