Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00642:section:20
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00642
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 20
Character Range: 16252–17786

20  Termination of appointment of members
 (1) The Minister may terminate a member's appointment for misbehaviour or physical or mental incapacity.
 (2) The Minister may terminate a member's appointment if:
 (a) the member:
 (i) becomes bankrupt; or
 (ii) applies to take the benefit of any law for the relief of bankrupt or insolvent debtors; or
 (iii) compounds with his or her creditors; or
 (iv) makes an assignment of his or her remuneration for the benefit of his or her creditors; or
 (b) the member is absent, except on leave of absence, from 3 consecutive meetings of the Trust; or
 (c) the member engages in paid employment that, in the Minister's opinion, conflicts or could conflict with the proper performance of the duties of his or her office.
Note: The appointment of a member may also be terminated under section 30 of the Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013 (which deals with terminating the appointment of an accountable authority, or a member of an accountable authority, for contravening general duties of officials).
 (3) The Minister must not terminate the appointment of a member appointed on the recommendation of New South Wales without first consulting New South Wales.
 (4) Subsection (3) is taken to apply in relation to a termination of the appointment of a member under section 30 of the Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013 in the same way as that subsection applies to a termination of the appointment of a member under this section.

Part 4—Trust land