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approve another full-time member's engaging in paid employment outside the duties of the member's office.
"(2) The Minister may give the National Convenor directions as to the National Convener's exercise of powers under subsection (1) and the National Convener shall comply with the directions.
"(3) A direction under subsection (2) shall be in writing.

Resignation
"227. A member may resign office by writing signed by the member and delivered to the Minister.

Removal from office
"228. (1) The Governor-General may remove the National Convener or a senior member from office on the ground of proved misbehaviour or physical or mental incapacity.
"(2) The Minister may remove an ordinary member from office on the ground of proved misbehaviour or physical or mental incapacity.
"(3) The Minister may suspend a member from office on the ground of misbehaviour or physical and mental incapacity.
"(4) Where the Minister suspends the National Convener or a senior member from office, the Governor-General may, on the recommendation of the Minister:
     (a) remove the National Convener or the senior member from office;
     (b) direct that the suspension continue for such further period as the Governor-General specifies; or
     (c) direct that the suspension terminate.
"(5) The suspension of a member from office under this section does not affect any entitlement of the member to be paid remuneration and allowances.
"(6) The Governor-General may remove the National Convener or a senior member from office if disqualifying circumstances exist in relation to the National Convener or the senior member.
"(7) The Minister may remove an ordinary member from office if disqualifying circumstances exist in relation to the member.

"(8) For the purposes of this section disqualifying circumstances exist in relation to a member if:
     (a) the member becomes bankrupt;
     (b) the member applies to take the benefit of any law for the relief of bankrupt or insolvent debtors;
     (c) the member compounds with the member's creditors;
     (d) the member makes an assignment of the member's remuneration for the benefit of the member's creditors;
     (e) the member is a full-time member and:
         (i) engages, except in accordance with an approval under section 226, in paid employment outside the duties of the member's office; or
         (ii) is absent from duty, except on leave of absence granted under section 225, for 14 consecutive days or 28 days in any 12 months; or
     (f) the member fails, without reasonable excuse, to comply with the member's obligations under section 229.
"(9) If the National Convener or a senior member is an eligible employee for the purposes of the Superannuation Act 1976, the Governor-General may, with the consent of the National Convener or the senior member, by signed instrument, retire the National Convener or the senior