Western Australian Current Acts Western Australian Current Acts (1) The members hold
office for a term of 3 years.
(2) A member ceases to
hold office —
(a) at
the expiry of the term for which he or she is appointed, unless he or she
—
(i)
continues to hold office under subsection (4); or
(ii)
is reappointed;
or
(b) if
he or she resigns by written notice given to the Minister; or
(c) if
he or she dies; or
(d) if
his or her nomination as a member is withdrawn by written notice given to the
Minister by WALGA; or
(e) if
he or she is, according to the Interpretation Act 1984 section 13D, a
bankrupt or a person whose affairs are under insolvency laws; or
(f) if
the member’s appointment is terminated under subsection (3).
(3) The Minister may,
by written notice given to a member, terminate the appointment of the member
—
(a) if,
in the Minister’s opinion, the member is unable to perform the functions
of office because of —
(i)
illness; or
(ii)
mental or physical incapacity impairing the performance
of his or her duties; or
(iii)
absence from the State;
or
(b) if,
in the Minister’s opinion, the member misbehaves, neglects his or her
duties or is incompetent; or
(c) if
the member is absent, without leave and without reasonable excuse, from 3
consecutive meetings of the Analytical Committee of which the member had
notice; or
(d) for
any other act or omission, or any circumstance arising, that, in the
Minister’s opinion, may adversely affect the functioning of the
Analytical Committee.
(4) Even though the
term for which a member was appointed has expired, the member continues in
office until he or she is reappointed or his or her successor comes into
office, unless he or she resigns or is removed from office.
(5) However, a member
cannot continue in office under subsection (4) for longer than 3 months.
[Section 247BA inserted: No. 19 of 2016 s. 33.]