Suspension or removal of trustees
426-125 Suspension or removal of trustees
Suspension
The Commissioner may suspend all of the trustees of an *ancillary or community charity trust fund if the Commissioner is satisfied that the fund, or any of the trustees of the fund, have breached:
the *applicable trust fund guidelines; or
any other *Australian law.
The suspension of a trustee:
starts when the Commissioner gives the trustee notice of the suspension under subsection (3); and
ends at the time specified in the notice.
If the Commissioner decides to suspend a trustee under this section, the Commissioner must give to the trustee a written notice:
setting out the decision; and
giving the reasons for the decision; and
setting out the time the suspension ends.
Extension of suspensions
The Commissioner may change the time the suspension of a trustee ends.
If the Commissioner decides to change the time the suspension of a trustee ends under this section, the Commissioner must give to the trustee a written notice:
setting out the decision; and
giving the reasons for the decision; and
setting out the new time the suspension ends.
Removal
The Commissioner may remove all of the trustees of an *ancillary or community charity trust fund if the Commissioner is satisfied that the fund, or any of the trustees of the fund, have breached:
the *applicable trust fund guidelines; or
any other *Australian law.
If the Commissioner decides to remove a trustee under this section, the Commissioner must give to the trustee a written notice:
setting out the decision; and
giving the reasons for the decision.
Review of decisions under this section
A trustee who is dissatisfied with any of the following decisions under this section may object in the manner set out in Part IVC of this Act:
a decision to suspend the trustee;
a decision to change the time a suspension of the trustee ends;
a decision to remove the trustee.
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