Integrity and Ethics Commissioner Act 2025

The office of Commissioner becomes vacant if:

(a) the Commissioner resigns under section 17; or

(b) the Commissioner's appointment is terminated under section 18(4); or

(i) found guilty of an offence, whether in the Territory or elsewhere, for which the maximum penalty is imprisonment for a term of at least 12 months, with or without a fine; or

(ii) sentenced to imprisonment for an offence, whether in the Territory or elsewhere and whether or not the sentence is suspended; or

(d) the Commissioner becomes bankrupt, applies to take the benefit of a law for the relief of bankrupt or insolvent debtors, compounds with creditors or makes an assignment of remuneration for their benefit; or

(e) the Commissioner becomes a candidate for election as a member of an Australian parliament or a local government council; or

(f) the Commissioner becomes a public officer (other than through reappointment as the Commissioner); or

(g) the Commissioner is no longer an eligible person for appointment.