Queensland Numbered Acts Queensland Numbered Acts(1) The office of a member of the board becomes vacant if the member--
(a) resigns the member's office by signed notice of resignation given to--
(i) for a member other than the chairperson of the board--the chairperson of the board; or
(ii) for the chairperson of the board--the Minister; or
(b) can not continue as a member under section 246; or
(c) is absent, without the board's permission, from 3 consecutive meetings of which proper notice has been given; or
(d) is removed from office by the Governor in Council under subsection (4).
(2) Subsection (1)(c) does not apply if the member is absent under a leave of absence approved by the Minister under section 250.
(3) Also, the office of a member becomes vacant if--
(a) both of the following apply--
(i) the member was nominated for membership of the board under section 239(1)(e), (g) or (i), or the member was elected under section 239(1)(j);
(ii) the member stops being a practising teacher or practising teacher educator; or
(b) the member was nominated for membership of the board under section 239(1)(f) and the member stops being a registered teacher; or
(c) the member was elected by registered teachers under section 239(1)(j) and--
(i) if the member was elected under section 239(1)(j)(i)--the member is employed by the employing authority for a non-State school; or
(ii) if the member was elected under section 239(1)(j)(ii)--the member is employed by the State.
(4) The Governor in Council may remove a member from office if the member--
(a) is incapable of properly discharging the functions of a member of the board; or
(b) is performing the member's duties carelessly, incompetently or inefficiently.
(5) In this section--
meeting means--
(a) if the member does not attend--a board meeting with a quorum present; or
(b) if the member attends--a board meeting with or without a quorum present.