Australian Capital Territory Consolidated Acts Australian Capital Territory Consolidated Acts(1) An incorporated association may, by resolution, remove its public officer from office.
(2) The office of the public officer of an incorporated association is taken to be vacant if the public officer—
(a) is removed from office under subsection (1); or
(b) resigns from office; or
(c) dies; or
(d) becomes an insolvent under administration within the meaning of the Corporations Act; or
(e) suffers from mental or physical incapacity; or
(f) was convicted or released from imprisonment for an offence referred to in section 63 (1) within the period of 5 years immediately before his or her appointment as public officer, or is convicted of such an offence after taking office; or
(g) ceases to reside in the ACT.
(3) If a vacancy occurs in the office of the public officer of an incorporated association, the committee of the association must, within 14 days after the vacancy occurred appoint a person to fill the vacancy.
(4) If the committee without reasonable cause does not comply with subsection (3), each member of the committee commits an offence.
Maximum penalty (subsection (4)): 2 penalty units.