Biodiversity Conservation Act 2016

Subject to this Act, a member of the Scientific Committee holds office for such period (not exceeding 3 years) as is specified in the member’s instrument of appointment, but is eligible (if otherwise qualified) for re-appointment.

A person who serves as a member of the Scientific Committee for 2 consecutive periods is not eligible to be a member of the Scientific Committee for 3 years after the end of those consecutive periods.

In determining the term of office to be provided for by a member’s instrument of appointment, the Minister is to have regard to the desirability of maintaining some continuity of membership of the Scientific Committee.

A member is entitled to be paid such remuneration (including travelling and subsistence allowances) as the Minister may from time to time determine in respect of the member.

The office of a member becomes vacant if the member—

dies, or

completes a term of office and is not re-appointed, or

resigns the office by instrument in writing addressed to the Minister, or

is removed from office by the Minister under this clause or by the Governor under Part 6 of the Government Sector Employment Act 2013, or

is absent from 4 consecutive meetings of the Scientific Committee of which reasonable notice has been given to the member personally or in the ordinary course of post, except on leave granted by the Scientific Committee or unless, before the expiration of 4 weeks after the last of those meetings, the member is excused by the Scientific Committee for having been absent from those meetings, or

becomes a mentally incapacitated person, or

ceases to have the qualification required for the member’s appointment.

The Minister may remove a member from office.

Part 4 of the Government Sector Employment Act 2013 does not apply to or in respect of the appointment of a member.

If by or under any Act provision is made—

requiring a person who is the holder of a specified office to devote the whole of his or her time to the duties of that office, or

prohibiting the person from engaging in employment outside the duties of that office,

the provision does not operate to disqualify the person from holding that office and also the office of a member or from accepting and retaining any remuneration payable to the person under this Act as a member.