Australian Capital Territory Consolidated Acts

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LEGAL AID ACT 1977 - SECT 52

Removal from office

    (1)     The Minister may remove a commissioner other than the chief executive officer from office for misbehaviour or physical or mental incapacity.

    (2)     If a commissioner other than the chief executive officer—

        (a)     becomes bankrupt or executes a personal insolvency agreement; or

        (b)     is absent, except by leave of the Minister, from 3 consecutive meetings of the commission; or

        (c)     fails to comply with his or her obligations under section 55 ;

the Minister shall remove him or her from office.

    (4)     Subsection (2) does not apply to a commissioner if he or she is a judge but, if a commissioner being a judge ceases to be a judge, the Minister may terminate his or her appointment.



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