23Vacation of office

23 Vacation of office (1) A Board member or an alternate member may resign his or her office in writing to the Minister. (2) The chairperson or deputy chairperson may resign the office of chairperson or deputy chairperson but remain a Board member. (3) A Board member or an alternate member vacates office if the member: (a) resigns; or (b) is removed from office under subsection (4) or (5); or (c) ceases to be eligible to be appointed under section 7.

Teacher Registration (Northern Territory) Act 2004 14 (4) The Minister may remove a Board member or an alternate member from office if the Board member or alternate member: (a) is absent from 3 consecutive meetings of the Board, or (if an alternate member) is absent from 3 consecutive meetings of the Board that the Board member in whose stead he or she was appointed to act requested him or her to attend in the Board member's place, without permission of the Board; or (b) 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 remuneration or estate for their benefit; or (c) is found guilty in the Territory or elsewhere of an offence punishable by imprisonment; or (d) fails, without reasonable excuse, to comply with his or her obligation under section 22; or (e) is found guilty of an offence against this Act. (5) The Minister may remove a Board member or an alternate member from office if satisfied that the Board member or alternate member: (a) has acted improperly in the performance of his or her duties as a Board member or alternate member; or (b) has disclosed confidential information provided to the Board member or alternate member in the course of his or her duties as a Board member or alternate member; or (c) is unable to competently perform his or her duties as a Board member or alternate member.