Commonwealth Consolidated Acts Commonwealth Consolidated Acts(1) A member vacates office if the member:
(a) at any time after the beginning of the first meeting of the Assembly after a general election, is not qualified to take a seat as a member;
(b) is absent without permission of the Assembly from:
(i) such number of consecutive meetings as is specified by enactment for the purposes of this subparagraph; or
(ii) if no such enactment is in force--4 consecutive meetings of the Assembly; or
(c) takes or agrees to take, directly or indirectly, any remuneration, allowance, honorarium or reward for services rendered in the Assembly, otherwise than under section 73.
(2) A person who has vacated an office of member may be re - elected.
(3) Paragraph (1)(c) does not apply to a superannuation scheme:
(a) that is established by or under an enactment; and
(b) under which any or all of the following benefits are provided:
(i) benefits for a person upon ceasing to hold an office of member;
(ii) benefits for a person who is or was a member in the event of the permanent or temporary disability of the person;
(iii) benefits for dependants of a person who is or was a member in the event of the death of the person.
(4) In subsection (3):
"dependant" has the same meaning as in the Superannuation Industry (Supervision) Act 1993 .