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LEGAL SERVICES COMMISSION ACT 1977 - SECT 7

7—Terms and conditions of office

        (1)         Subject to this Act, an appointed member of the Commission holds office for a term of three years, and at the expiration of a term of office is eligible for re-appointment.

        (2)         The Governor may remove an appointed member of the Commission from office for—

            (a)         mental or physical incapacity; or

            (b)         neglect of duty; or

            (c)         dishonourable conduct.

        (3)         The office of an appointed member of the Commission becomes vacant if the appointed member

            (a)         dies; or

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

            (c)         resigns by written notice addressed to the Minister; or

            (d)         is absent, without leave of the Commission, from three consecutive meetings of the Commission; or

            (e)         is removed from office by the Governor pursuant to subsection (2).

        (4)         On the office of an appointed member becoming vacant, a person will be appointed in accordance with this Act to the vacant office, but where the office of an appointed member becomes vacant before the expiration of a term of appointment, the successor will be appointed only for the balance of the term.



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