Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2004A03678:body:0:p28
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2004A03678
Segment Type: other
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Character Range: 68667–71348

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 member from office on the ground of physical or mental incapacity on a date specified in the instrument.
"(10) If an ordinary member is an eligible employee for the purposes of the Superannuation Act 1976, the Minister may, with the consent of the ordinary member, by signed instrument, retire the ordinary member from office on the ground of physical or mental incapacity on a date specified in the instrument.
"(11) The date specified under subsection (9) or (10) shall not be earlier than the date on which the instrument is signed.
"(12) A member shall not be suspended, removed or retired from office except as provided by this section.

Disclosure of interests
"229. (1) Where:
     (a) a member who is, or is to be, a member of the Social Security Appeals Tribunal as constituted for the purposes of a review; and
     (b) the member has or acquires any interest, pecuniary or otherwise, that could conflict with the proper performance of member's functions in relation to that review;
the following provisions have effect:
     (c) the member shall disclose the interest to the applicant and to the Secretary;

     (d) except with the consent of the applicant and the Secretary, the member shall not take part in the review or exercise any powers in relation to the review, by the Social Security Appeals Tribunal of the relevant decision.
"(2) Where the National Convener becomes aware that:
     (a) a member is, or is to be, a member of the Social Security Appeals Tribunal as constituted for the purposes of a review; and
     (b) the member has, in relation to that review, an interest of the kind referred to in paragraph (1) (b) of this section;
the following provisions have effect:
     (c) if the National Convener considers that the member should not take part, or should not continue to take part in the review—the National Convener shall give a direction to the member accordingly;
     (d) in any other case—the National Convener shall cause the interest of the member to be disclosed to the applicant and to the Secretary.

Disclosure of confidential information
"230. (1) This section applies to a person who is or has been:
     (a) a member of the Social Security Appeals Tribunal;
     (b) a person acting as a member of the Tribunal;
     (c) a member of the staff of the Tribunal; or
     (d) a person (other than a member of the staff of the Tribunal) providing interpreting services at the hearing of a