Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

ABORIGINAL AND TORRES STRAIT ISLANDER ACT 2005 - SECT 144ZN

Minister may terminate TSRA Administrator's appointment

  (1)   The Minister may terminate the appointment of a TSRA Administrator because of misbehaviour or physical or mental incapacity.

Minister must terminate TSRA Administrator's appointment

  (2)   If a TSRA Administrator:

  (a)   is convicted of an offence against a Commonwealth, State or Territory law and sentenced to imprisonment for one year or longer; or

  (b)   is convicted of an offence against a Commonwealth, State or Territory law involving dishonesty and sentenced to imprisonment for 3 months or longer; or

  (c)   is absent from duty, except on leave of absence granted under section   144ZK, for 14 consecutive days or for 28 days in any period of 12 months; or

  (d)   fails, without reasonable excuse, to comply with subsection   144ZM(1), (2) or (3) ; or

  (e)   becomes bankrupt; or

  (f)   applies to take the benefit of any law for the relief of bankrupt or insolvent debtors; or

  (g)   compounds with his or her creditors; or

  (h)   makes an assignment of his or her remuneration for the benefit of his or her creditors;

the Minister must terminate the TSRA Administrator's appointment.

Note:   The appointment of a TSRA Administrator 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).