Administrative Review Tribunal Act 2024 (40 of 2024)

Part 9   Administrative Review Council

Division 4   Appointment

261   Termination of appointment

Termination 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).