9Term of office

9 Term of office

9 Term of office

(1) Subject to this Act, a member of the Council holds office as follows—

(a) in the case of an official member, while the member holds the office by virtue of which he or she is a member,

(b) in the case of a Ministerially appointed member or Council appointed member, for such term (not exceeding 4 years) as may be specified in the member’s instrument of appointment,

(c) in the case of an elected member other than an elected (graduate) member, for such term (not exceeding 2 years) as may be prescribed by the by-laws,

(d) in the case of an elected (graduate) member, for such term (not exceeding 4 years) as may be prescribed by the by-laws.

(2) The need to maintain an appropriate balance of experienced and new members on the Council must be taken into account—

(a) by the Council, when making the by-laws required under this section, and

(b) by the Minister and the Council, when appointing members to the Council.

(3) A person must not be appointed or elected to serve more than 12 consecutive years of office (unless the Council otherwise resolves in relation to the person).

s 9: Subst 2004 No 115, Sch 4 [2]. Am 2005 No 98, Sch 2.66. Subst 2016 (445), Sch 1 [1].