Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00141:section:261
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00141
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 261
Character Range: 314773–316193

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).