Commonwealth Consolidated Acts Commonwealth Consolidated Acts(1) The Minister may terminate the appointment of a Board member for misbehaviour or physical or mental incapacity.
(2) The Minister may terminate the appointment of a Board member if:
(a) the Board 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 Board member:
(i) engages in paid employment that the Minister thinks is in conflict with the proper performance of the member's duties; or
(ii) is absent, except on leave of absence granted under section 57, from 3 consecutive meetings of the Board; or
(c) the Minister thinks that the performance of the Board member has been unsatisfactory for a significant period of time.
Note: The appointment of a Board 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) If the Minister is of the opinion that the performance of Board members or the performance of CASA has been unsatisfactory for a significant period of time, the Minister may terminate the appointment of all Board members or particular Board members.
(4) If the Minister is of the opinion that:
(a) CASA has failed to comply with section 12B; or
(b) the Board members have failed to comply with section 19 of the Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013 ;
the Minister may terminate the appointment of all Board members or particular Board members.