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VICTIMS OF CRIME REGULATIONS 2000 (2000 NO 51) - REG 11

Duration of appointment

(1)      An appointed member is to be appointed for a term of not longer than 2 years.

(2)      The Minister must end the appointment of—

        (a)     the DPP member, the AFP member, the courts member, the justice member or the health member if the Minister is satisfied that the member is no longer the representative of the relevant entity mentioned in paragraph 8 (1) (a) (Appointed members of board); or

        (b)     the indigenous member, the migrant member, the health professions member or the victims groups member if the Minister is satisfied that the member no longer represents the interests of the relevant communities, professions or groups mentioned in paragraph 8 (1) (b), (c), (e) or (f); or

        (c)     any member if the member ceases to be eligible for appointment.

(3)      The Minister may end the appointment of an appointed member—

        (a)     for misbehaviour or physical or mental incapacity; or

        (b)     if the member becomes bankrupt, applies to take the benefit of any law for the relief of bankrupt or insolvent debtors, compounds with creditors or makes an assignment of remuneration for their benefit; or

        (c)     if the member is absent for 3 consecutive meetings; or

        (d)     if the member is convicted of an indictable offence; or

        (e)     if the member fails to comply with regulation 15 (Disclosure of interests) without reasonable excuse.

Note     The appointment of a member also ends if the member resigns (see Interpretation Act 1967 , ss 28 (8) and (9) as applied by the Subordinate Laws Act 1989 , s 9)



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