Vacancy in office of member
6 Vacancy in office of 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 Chief Commissioner, or
is removed from office by the Chief Commissioner under this clause, or
is absent from 4 consecutive meetings of the Welfare 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 Welfare Committee or unless, before the expiration of 4 weeks after the last of those meetings, the member is excused by the Welfare Committee 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.
The Chief Commissioner may remove a member from office at any time.
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