Commonwealth Consolidated Acts Commonwealth Consolidated ActsGeneral rule
(1) An appointed member holds office for the period specified in the instrument of appointment. The period must not exceed 5 years.
Exception--appointment for specified project
(2) An instrument appointing an appointed member may state that the member is appointed for the purpose of taking part in a project specified in the instrument that is being, or is to be, undertaken by the Council.
(3) If an instrument appointing an appointed member contains such a statement:
(a) the member is to take part in the project and has the rights of a Council member only for the purposes of taking part in the project; and
(b) despite subsection (1), if the appointment has not ceased under subsection (1) and has not been terminated under section 261--the appointment ceases when the Chair of the Council certifies, in writing, that the Council has finished the project.