Public Service Act 1999

The Governor‑General may remove the Merit Protection Commissioner from office if each House of the Parliament, in the same session of the Parliament, presents an address to the Governor‑General praying for the removal of the Merit Protection Commissioner on the ground of misbehaviour or physical or mental incapacity.

The Governor‑General must remove the Merit Protection Commissioner from office if the Merit Protection Commissioner does any of the following:

becomes bankrupt;

applies to take the benefit of any law for the relief of bankrupt or insolvent debtors;

compounds with his or her creditors;

assigns his or her remuneration for the benefit of his or her creditors.