Disqualification of member
14 Disqualification of member
A member vacates office if the member:
at any time after the beginning of the first meeting of the Assembly after a general election, is not qualified to take a seat as a member;
is absent without permission of the Assembly from:
such number of consecutive meetings as is specified by enactment for the purposes of this subparagraph; or
if no such enactment is in force—4 consecutive meetings of the Assembly; or
takes or agrees to take, directly or indirectly, any remuneration, allowance, honorarium or reward for services rendered in the Assembly, otherwise than under section 73.
A person who has vacated an office of member may be re‑elected.
Paragraph (1)(c) does not apply to a superannuation scheme:
that is established by or under an enactment; and
under which any or all of the following benefits are provided:
benefits for a person upon ceasing to hold an office of member;
benefits for a person who is or was a member in the event of the permanent or temporary disability of the person;
benefits for dependants of a person who is or was a member in the event of the death of the person.
In subsection (3):
dependant has the same meaning as in the Superannuation Industry (Supervision) Act 1993.
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