Fisheries Management Act 1994

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 section or by the Governor under Part 8 of the Public Sector Management Act 1988, or

is absent from 4 consecutive meetings of the Fisheries 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 Fisheries Scientific Committee or unless, before the expiration of 4 weeks after the last of those meetings, the member is excused by the Fisheries Scientific Committee for having been absent from those meetings, or

becomes a mentally incapacitated person, or

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

The Minister may remove a member from office.