Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00836:section:14
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00836
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 14
Character Range: 13682–14995

14  Disqualification of member
 (1) A member vacates office if the member:
 (a) at any time after the beginning of the first meeting of the Assembly after a general election, is not qualified to take a seat as a member;
 (b) is absent without permission of the Assembly from:
 (i) such number of consecutive meetings as is specified by enactment for the purposes of this subparagraph; or
 (ii) if no such enactment is in force—4 consecutive meetings of the Assembly; or
 (c) takes or agrees to take, directly or indirectly, any remuneration, allowance, honorarium or reward for services rendered in the Assembly, otherwise than under section 73.
 (2) A person who has vacated an office of member may be re‑elected.
 (3) Paragraph (1)(c) does not apply to a superannuation scheme:
 (a) that is established by or under an enactment; and
 (b) under which any or all of the following benefits are provided:
 (i) benefits for a person upon ceasing to hold an office of member;
 (ii) benefits for a person who is or was a member in the event of the permanent or temporary disability of the person;
 (iii) benefits for dependants of a person who is or was a member in the event of the death of the person.
 (4) In subsection (3):
dependant has the same meaning as in the Superannuation Industry (Supervision) Act 1993.