Commonwealth Consolidated Acts Commonwealth Consolidated Acts(1) The Chief of the Defence Force or a service chief (whoever made the appointment of an officer to be a member of the judge advocates' panel under subsection 196(2)) may terminate that appointment:
(a) for misbehaviour; or
(b) if the officer is unable to perform the duties of a member of the judge advocates' panel because of physical or mental incapacity.
(2) The Chief of the Defence Force or a service chief (whoever made the appointment of an officer to be a member of the judge advocates' panel under subsection 196(2)) must terminate that appointment if the officer:
(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 his or her creditors; or
(d) makes an assignment of his or her remuneration for the benefit of his or her creditors.
(3) A person ceases to be a member of the judge advocates' panel if the person ceases to be:
(a) enrolled as a legal practitioner; or
(b) an officer (within the meaning of subsection 3(1)).