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Resignation and removal

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54 Resignation and removal

(1)

A member of a panel may at any time resign by notice in writing delivered to the Minister.

(2)

The Governor may remove a person from membership of a panel —

(a)

if the Governor considers that the person —

(i)

is mentally or physically incapable; or

(ii)

is incompetent; or

(iii)

has neglected his or her duties; or

(iv)

has failed to comply with section 53; or

(v)

has been guilty of misconduct that impairs the performance of his or her duties;

or

(b)

if the person becomes an officer or employee described in section 52(2); or

(c)

if the person is an insolvent under administration, as that term is defined in the Corporations Act 2001 of the Commonwealth; or

(d)

in the case of a panel referred to in section 52(1)(a), if the person ceases to be a legal practitioner.

[Section 54 amended: No. 10 of 2001 s. 220.]

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