Ending of clerk’s appointment
16 Ending of clerk’s appointment
The Speaker must end the clerk’s appointment if the Legislative Assembly—
passes a resolution under section 15 (4) (a); or
otherwise resolves to require the Speaker to end the clerk’s appointment—
for misbehaviour; or
for physical or mental incapacity, if the incapacity substantially affects the exercise of the clerk’s functions.
For a resolution mentioned in subsection (1) (b), notice of the motion to which the resolution relates must be given at least 7 days before the day the motion is first debated in the Legislative Assembly.
The Speaker may end the clerk’s appointment if the clerk is absent from duty, except on leave granted by the Speaker, for 14 consecutive days or for 28 days in any 12 months.
The clerk’s appointment may be ended by the Speaker only under this section or section 17.
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