Vacation of office
2 Vacation of office
The office of a member of the Council becomes vacant if the member—
dies, or
declines to act, or
resigns the office by writing under his or her hand addressed—
in the case of a member appointed by the Minister, to the Minister, or
in the case of a member appointed by the Council, to the Chancellor, or
in the case of an elected member, to the Vice-Chancellor, 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 any assignment of his or her estate 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
is, or becomes, disqualified from managing a corporation under Part 2D.6 of the Corporations Act 2001 of the Commonwealth, or
is removed from office by the Council pursuant to section 21G, or
is absent from 3 consecutive meetings of the Council of which reasonable notice has been given to the member personally or in the ordinary course of post and is not, within 6 weeks after the last of those meetings, excused by the Council for his or her absence, or
in the case of an elected member, or a member appointed pursuant to section 9E (2) (b), ceases to be qualified for election or appointment, or
in the case of a member appointed by the Minister, is removed from office by the Minister, or
in the case of a member (other than a graduate member) appointed by the Council, is removed from office by the Council.
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