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Term of office and conditions of appointment

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Part 3South Australian Skills Commission
Division 1South Australian Skills Commissioner

10 Term of office and conditions of appointment

(1)

The Governor may remove the Commissioner from office on the presentation of an address from both Houses of Parliament seeking the

Commissioner's removal.

(2)

The Governor may suspend the Commissioner from office on the ground of incompetence or misbehaviour and, in that event—

(a)

a full statement of the reason for the suspension must be laid before both Houses of Parliament within 3 sitting days of the suspension; and

(b)

if, at the expiration of 1 month from the date on which the statement was laid before Parliament, an address from both Houses of Parliament seeking the Commissioner's removal has not been presented to the Governor, the

Commissioner must be restored to office.

(3)

The office of Commissioner becomes vacant if the

Commissioner—

(a)

dies; or

(b)

resigns by written notice given to the Minister; or

(c)

completes a term of office and is not reappointed; or

(d)

is removed from office by the Governor under subsection (1); or

(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 Governor, mentally or physically incapable of carrying out satisfactorily the duties of office.

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