Commonwealth Consolidated Acts Commonwealth Consolidated ActsTermination of appointed members
(1) The Governor - General may, on the recommendation of the Minister, terminate the appointment of an appointed member if:
(a) the appointed member is convicted of an indictable offence; or
(b) the appointed member is unable to perform the duties of the appointed member's office because of physical or mental incapacity; or
(c) the appointed member's conduct or behaviour amounts to serious misconduct by the appointed member; or
(d) the appointed member is absent, except on leave of absence, from 3 consecutive meetings of the Council; or
(e) the appointed member fails, without reasonable excuse, to comply with section 259 (disclosure of interests).
(2) The Governor - General must terminate the appointment of an appointed member if the appointed member:
(a) becomes bankrupt; or
(b) applies to take the benefit of any law for the relief of bankrupt or insolvent debtors; or
(c) compounds with the appointed member's creditors; or
(d) makes an assignment of the appointed member's remuneration for the benefit of the appointed member's creditors.
Termination of members appointed for a specified project
(3) The Governor - General may at any time terminate the appointment of an appointed member whose instrument of appointment contains a statement of the kind mentioned in subsection 255(2) (exception--appointment for specified project).