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OFFSHORE PETROLEUM AND GREENHOUSE GAS STORAGE ACT 2006 - SECT 662

Termination of appointment of Board members

  (1)   The responsible Commonwealth Minister may terminate the appointment of a Board member for misbehaviour or physical or mental incapacity.

  (2)   The responsible Commonwealth Minister may terminate the appointment of a Board member 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 Board; or

  (c)   the member fails, without reasonable excuse, to comply with a section   657 determination to the extent to which the determination relates to disclosure of interests; or

  (d)   the responsible Commonwealth Minister is satisfied that the performance of the member has been unsatisfactory for a significant period.

  (3)   The responsible Commonwealth Minister must consult all State Petroleum Ministers and the Northern Territory Petroleum Minister before terminating the appointment of a Board member.


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