Queensland Numbered Acts

BRISBANE OLYMPIC AND PARALYMPIC GAMES ARRANGEMENTS ACT 2021 - SECT 23

23 Vacancy in office

(1) A nominated director’s office becomes vacant if—

(a) the director completes a term of office and is not reappointed; or

(b) the director resigns office by signed notice given to the Minister; or

(c) the director is disqualified from continuing as a nominated director under section 24 ; or

(d) the director is removed from office; or

(e) the director is absent without permission of the board from 3 consecutive board meetings of which proper notice has been given; or

(f) for a nominated director mentioned in section 17 (1) (a) , (f) , (g) , (i) or (k) —the nominating entity gives the Minister a written notice stating that the entity wishes to vacate the director’s office; or

(g) for a nominated director mentioned in section 17 (1) (h) —the director no longer meets the requirements under section 18 (3) ; or

(h) for a nominated director mentioned in section 17 (1) (i) who was, when the director was nominated for the purpose of that section, a member of the Commonwealth Parliament—

(i) the director stops being a member of the Commonwealth Parliament; or

(ii) the relevant political party stops being recognised in the House of Representatives of that parliament as being in government; or

(i) for a nominated director mentioned in section 17 (1) (j) who was, when the director was nominated for the purpose of that section, a member of the Legislative Assembly—

(i) the director stops being a member of the Legislative Assembly; or

(ii) the relevant political party stops being recognised in the Legislative Assembly as being in government.

(2) To remove any doubt, it is declared that the office of a director, other than a nominated director, is vacated if the person holding office stops occupying the position that constitutes the director’s office.

Example—

for the director mentioned in section 17 (1) (c) —the person holding office stops being the chief executive officer of the Australian Olympic Committee

(3) In this section—

"nominating entity" means—

(a) for a nominated director mentioned in section 17 (1) (a) or (f) —the Australian Olympic Committee; or

(b) for a nominated director mentioned in section 17 (1) (g) —Paralympics Australia; or

(c) for a nominated director mentioned in section 17 (1) (i) —the Prime Minister; or

(d) for a nominated director mentioned in section 17 (1) (k) —the Lord Mayor.

"relevant political party" , in relation to a nominated director mentioned in section 17 (1) (i) or (j) , means the political party of which the person who nominated the director was a member when the nomination was made.