Queensland Consolidated Regulations

BODY CORPORATE AND COMMUNITY MANAGEMENT (SMALL SCHEMES MODULE) REGULATION 2020 - REG 15

15 Term of office—Act, s 99 [SM, s 44]

(1) The term of office of a person who is the secretary or treasurer continues until—

(a) another person is chosen for the position; or

(b) the member’s position becomes vacant under subsection (2) ; or

(c) the member’s term of office ends under subsection (5) .

(2) The position of secretary or treasurer becomes vacant if the person who is the secretary or treasurer—

(a) dies; or

(b) becomes ineligible to hold the position; or

(c) resigns by written notice given to—

(i) the other member of the committee; or

(ii) if the person holds the positions of secretary and treasurer—a member of the body corporate; or

(d) is convicted, whether or not a conviction is recorded, of an indictable offence; or

(e) is removed from office by ordinary resolution of the body corporate; or

(f) is removed from office under section 16 .

(3) For subsection (2) (b) , without limiting the reasons a person may become ineligible to hold the position of secretary or treasurer, a person is ineligible to hold the position of secretary or treasurer if the person—

(a) was a member of the body corporate at the time the person was elected but is no longer a member of the body corporate; or

(b) was not a member of the body corporate at the time the person was elected and was nominated for membership by a member of the body corporate who is no longer a member of the body corporate; or

(c) is engaged as a body corporate manager or service contractor.

(4) If there is a vacancy in the position of secretary or treasurer, the body corporate must, as soon as practicable after the position becomes vacant, elect a person to the vacant position.

(5) The term of office of a member of the committee for the body corporate ends if the body corporate engages a body corporate manager under part 5 .