Term of office
6 Term of office
A Council member holds office for the term specified in the member’s instrument of appointment.
The term of office specified in an instrument of appointment must not exceed 5 years.
A person’s eligibility for appointment as a Council member or the term for which a person may be reappointed is not affected by an earlier appointment.
A Council member whose term of office expires without a person having been appointed to fill the vacancy continues in office (unless under regulation 7 the member resigns or is removed from office) until whichever of the following happens first —
a person is appointed to fill the vacancy;
a period of 6 months elapses after the expiry of the term of office.
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