Casual vacancies
24 Casual vacancies
In this regulation —
misconduct, in relation to a Committee member, includes conduct that renders the member unfit to hold office as a member even though the conduct does not relate to a duty of the office.
The office of a Committee member becomes vacant if the member —
dies; or
resigns under subregulation (3); or
is, according to the Interpretation Act 1984 section 13D, a bankrupt or a person whose affairs are under insolvency laws; or
is convicted of an offence punishable by imprisonment for more than 12 months; or
is convicted of an offence under regulation 30(1) or (2); or
is removed from office by the Minister under subregulation (5).
A Committee member may resign from office by written notice given to the Minister.
The resignation takes effect on the later of the following —
receipt of the notice by the Minister;
the day specified in the notice.
The Minister may remove a Committee member from office on the grounds of —
neglect of duty; or
misconduct or incompetence; or
mental or physical incapacity, other than temporary illness, impairing the performance of the member’s duties; or
absence, without leave, from 3 consecutive meetings of the Committee of which the member has had notice.
[Regulation 24 inserted: SL 2023/173 r. 15.]
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