23Termination of appointment

23 Termination of appointment

(1) The Minister may terminate the appointment of a director of the Authority if the director is unable to perform the duties of his or her office because of physical or mental incapacity. (2) The Minister may terminate the appointment of a director of the Authority if: (a) the director: (i) becomes bankrupt; or (ii) applies to take the benefit of any law for the relief of bankrupt or insolvent debtors; or (iii) compounds with his or her creditors; or (iv) makes an assignment of his or her remuneration for the benefit of his or her creditors; or (c) the director engages in paid employment that conflicts or may conflict with the proper performance of his or her duties (see section 20); or (d) the Minister is satisfied that the performance of the director has been unsatisfactory for a significant period; or (e) the director is absent, except on leave of absence, from 3 consecutive meetings of the Authority.

Note: The appointment of a director may also be terminated under section 30 of the Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013 (which deals with terminating the appointment of an accountable authority, or a member of an accountable authority, for contravening general duties of officials).

(3) The Minister must terminate the appointment of a director of the Authority if the director becomes a member of the executive of a representative organisation.