9Term of office

#### 9 Term of office 9 Term of office > > (1) Subject to this Act, a member of the Senate 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 Senate 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 Senate must be taken into account— > > > > > (a) by the Senate, when making the by-laws required under this section, and > > > > > (b) by the Minister and the Senate, when appointing members to the Senate. > > > (3) A person must not be appointed or elected to serve more than 12 consecutive years of office (unless the Senate otherwise resolves in relation to the person). > > **s 9:** Subst 2004 No 115, Sch 7 \[2\]. Am 2005 No 98, Sch 2.69. Subst 2016 (194), Sch 1 \[1\].