Western Australian Current Acts

PUBLIC HEALTH ACT 2016 - SECT 13

13 .         Resignation, vacation of office and removal from office

        (1)         The Chief Health Officer may resign from that office by writing signed and given to the Minister.

        (2)         The resignation takes effect on the later of —

            (a)         receipt by the Minister; or

            (b)         the day specified in the resignation.

        (3)         A person vacates office as the Chief Health Officer if the person ceases to be —

            (a)         a departmental officer; or

            (b)         a medical practitioner.

        (4)         The Minister may remove a person from the office of Chief Health Officer on any of these grounds —

            (a)         mental or physical incapacity;

            (b)         incompetence;

            (c)         neglect of duty;

            (d)         misconduct.

        (5)         The removal of a person from office under subsection (4) does not by itself affect the person’s employment as a public service officer.

        (6)         Subsection (4) does not limit the application of the Public Sector Management Act 1994 Part 5 to and in relation to any person who holds or has held the office of Chief Health Officer.