Eligibility for, and vacation of, office and conditions of appointment
3 Eligibility for, and vacation of, office and conditions of appointment
[(1) deleted]
A person is not eligible for appointment as, and shall cease to be eligible to hold the office of, Chairperson or a member if the person is or becomes —
a bookmaker or a bookmaker’s clerk; or
the trainer of a greyhound, thoroughbred or pacer; or
whether professionally or not, a rider in races for thoroughbreds or a driver in races for pacers; or
a director of RWWA or a member of staff of RWWA.
A person who holds office as the Chairperson or is appointed to the panel established under section 6(3) shall cease to hold that office —
when the term for which that person was appointed expires; or
when that person dies; or
if that person is not, or ceases to be, eligible to hold office as a member; or
if removed from office by the Minister under clause 4.
Where a person who holds office as Chairperson or who is appointed to the panel —
by the operation of this Schedule, ceases to hold that office; or
by notice in writing delivered to the Minister, resigns that office,
the office becomes vacant.
Subject to subclause (4), a person who is appointed to be the Chairperson, or to the panel established under section 6(3), shall hold that office for such term not exceeding 3 years as is, and in accordance with such conditions as are, specified in the instrument of appointment and, upon expiration of that term, is eligible for reappointment.
[Clause 3 amended: No. 42 of 1997 s. 8; No. 23 of 1998 s. 20; No. 35 of 2003 s. 192.]
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