Vacancy in office of appointed member
7 Vacancy in office of appointed member
The office of an appointed member becomes vacant if the member—
dies, or
completes a term of office and is not reappointed, or
resigns the office by instrument in writing addressed to the Minister, or
is removed from office by the Governor under this clause or under Part 6 of the Government Sector Employment Act 2013, or
in the case of a part-time appointed member, is absent from 4 consecutive meetings of the Authority of which reasonable notice has been given to the member personally or in the ordinary course of post, except on leave granted by the Authority or unless, before the expiration of 4 weeks after the last of those meetings, the member is excused by the Authority 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 which is punishable by imprisonment for 12 months or more or is convicted elsewhere than in New South Wales of an offence which, if committed in New South Wales, would be an offence so punishable.
The Governor may remove an appointed member from office at any time.
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