Removal of ATSIEB member
19 Removal of ATSIEB member
The Minister may remove a member from ATSIEB for any of the following reasons:
if the member contravenes a territory law in relation to the exercise of the member’s functions;
if the member contravenes the prescribed code of conduct;
if the member becomes bankrupt or personally insolvent;
Bankrupt or personally insolvent—see the Legislation Act, dictionary, pt 1.
if the member is convicted, or found guilty, in Australia of an offence punishable by imprisonment for at least 1 year;
if the member is convicted, or found guilty, outside Australia of an offence that, if it had been committed in the ACT, would be punishable by imprisonment for at least 1 year;
if the member fails to take all reasonable steps to avoid being placed in a position where a conflict of interest arises during the exercise of the member’s functions;
if the member contravenes section 27 (Disclosure of interests by ATSIEB members);
if the member is absent from 3 consecutive meetings of ATSIEB, otherwise than on approved leave;
for physical or mental incapacity, if the incapacity substantially affects the exercise of the member’s functions.
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