Western Australian Current Acts

GUARDIANSHIP AND ADMINISTRATION ACT 1990 - SECT 92

92 .         Resignation, removal etc.

        (1)         The office of Public Advocate becomes vacant if the Public Advocate —

            (a)         resigns his office by written notice delivered to the Minister; or

            (b)         is, according to the Interpretation Act 1984 section 13D, a bankrupt or a person whose affairs are under insolvency laws; or

            (c)         is removed from office by the Governor under subsection (2).

        (2)         The Governor may remove the Public Advocate from office for neglect of duty, misbehaviour, incompetence, or mental or physical incapacity impairing the performance of his duties and proved to the satisfaction of the Governor.

        [Section 92 amended: No. 7 of 1996 s. 36; No. 18 of 2009 s. 38(3).]