Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979

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 written instrument addressed to the following—

the Minister,

for a council nominee of a Sydney district planning panel or regional planning panel—the council,

for a member of a local planning panel constituted by a council—the council,

for a member of a local planning panel constituted under section 2.17(1A) for 2 or more areas—the Planning Secretary, or

is removed from office under this or any other Act, or

is absent from 3 consecutive meetings of the planning body of which reasonable notice has been given to the member personally or by post, except on leave granted by the planning body or unless the member is excused by the planning body for having been absent from those meetings, or

becomes bankrupt, applies to take the benefit of any law for the relief of bankrupt or insolvent debtors, compounds with his or her creditors or makes an assignment of his or her remuneration for their benefit, or

becomes a mentally incapacitated person, or

is convicted in New South Wales of an offence that is punishable by imprisonment for 12 months or more or is convicted elsewhere than in New South Wales of an offence that, if committed in New South Wales, would be an offence so punishable, or

in the case of a member of a Sydney district planning panel, a regional planning panel or a local planning panel—becomes a councillor, property developer or real estate agent and for that reason is not eligible to be appointed as a member of the panel.

If the office of a member becomes vacant, a person may, subject to this Act and the regulations, be appointed to fill the vacancy.