50A

Community Visitors

Current

(1)

The

Minister may appoint Community Visitors for the purposes of this

Act.

(2)

A person will be appointed to a position of Community Visitor on conditions determined by the Minister and for a term, not exceeding

3 years, specified in the instrument of appointment and, at the expiration of a term of appointment, will be eligible for reappointment.

(3)

The

Minister may, on application by the Principal Community Visitor, or on the Minister's own initiative after consultation with the

Principal Community Visitor, suspend or remove a person from a position of Community Visitor for any reason the Minister thinks fit.

(4)

A position of Community Visitor, becomes vacant if the person appointed to the position—

(a)

dies;

(b)

resigns by written notice given to the Minister; or

(c)

completes a term of appointment and is not reappointed; or

(d)

is removed from the position by the Minister under subsection (3);

(e)

becomes bankrupt or applies as a debtor to take the benefit of the laws relating to bankruptcy; or

(f)

is convicted of an indictable offence or sentenced to imprisonment for an offence; or

(g)

becomes a member of the Parliament of this State or any other State of the

Commonwealth or of the Commonwealth or becomes a member of a

Legislative Assembly of a Territory of the Commonwealth; or

(h)

becomes, in the opinion of the Minister, mentally or physically incapable of performing satisfactorily the functions of the position.

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