Vacation of seat in Council
17 Vacation of seat in Council
If any member of the Legislative Council—
without permission of the Council fails for twelve sitting days consecutively of any session of the Council to attend therein; or
is not or ceases to be an Australian citizen; or
takes any oath or makes any declaration or act of acknowledgment or allegiance to any foreign prince or power; or
does, concurs in, or adopts any act whereby the member may become a subject or citizen of any foreign state or power; or
becomes bankrupt; or
takes the benefit of any law relating to insolvent debtors;
or
becomes a public defaulter; or
is attainted of treason; or
is convicted of an indictable offence; or
becomes of insane mind, the member's seat in the Council shall thereby become vacant.
The seat of a member of the Legislative Council is not vacated because the member acquires or uses a foreign passport or travel document.
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