Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00345:section:145
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00345
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 145
Character Range: 252077–252831

145  Rules to provide for terms of office
 (1) The rules of an organisation must, subject to subsection (2), provide terms of office for officers in the organisation of no longer than 4 years without re‑election.
 (2) The rules of an organisation, or a branch of an organisation, may provide that a particular term of office is extended for a specified period, where the extension is for the purpose of synchronising elections for offices in the organisation or branch, as the case may be.
 (3) The term of an office must not be extended under subsection (2) so that the term exceeds 5 years.
 (4) A reference in this section (other than subsection (2)) to the rules of an organisation includes a reference to the rules of a branch of the organisation.