Western Australian Current Acts Western Australian Current Acts (1) A person, other
than the Commissioner, who was, immediately before transition day, a member of
the former Council is taken to have been appointed on transition day to be a
member of the Council under section 9A(3).
(2) The person —
(a)
holds office, under section 9A —
(i)
on the terms and conditions of their existing
appointment; and
(ii)
for the remainder of the term of their existing
appointment;
and
(b)
while the person holds office under this section, is entitled to the same
remuneration, if any, and allowances to which they were entitled in respect of
the office that they held immediately before transition day.
(3) Subsection (2)
does not prevent —
(a) the
person from resigning from or being removed from office, or their office
becoming vacant, under section 9D; or
(b) the
remuneration and allowances of the person being determined under section 10.
(4) Subsections (1)
and (2) have effect despite the limit in section 9A(1).
Note for this subsection:
The former Council
consisted of 11 members.
(5) A person who was,
immediately before transition day, the Chairperson or Deputy Chairperson of
the former Council, is taken to have been designated on transition day to be
the chairperson or deputy chairperson, as applicable, of the Council under
section 9B(1).
[Section 51 inserted: No. 19 of 2022 s. 16.]