Australian Capital Territory Numbered Acts Australian Capital Territory Numbered Acts9. (1) The Executive may remove the Commissioner from office on an address praying for his or her removal on the ground of misbehaviour or physical or mental incapacity being presented to the Executive by the Legislative Assembly.
(2) The Executive may suspend the Commissioner from office on the ground of misbehaviour or physical or mental incapacity.
(3) Where the Executive suspends the Commissioner from office, the Minister shall cause a statement of the grounds of the suspension to be laid before the Legislative Assembly within 7 sitting days of the Legislative Assembly after the suspension.
(4) Where such a statement has been laid before the Legislative Assembly, the Legislative Assembly may, within 15 sitting days of the Legislative Assembly after the day on which the statement has been laid before it, by resolution, declare that the Commissioner should be removed from office and, if the Legislative Assembly so passes such a resolution, the Executive shall remove the Commissioner from office.
(5) If, at the end of 15 sitting days of the Legislative Assembly after the day on which the statement has been laid before it, the Legislative Assembly has not passed such a resolution, the suspension terminates.
(6) If the Commissioner becomes bankrupt, applies to take the benefit of any law for the relief of bankrupt or insolvent debtors, compounds with his or her creditors or makes an assignment of his or her remuneration for their benefit, the Executive shall remove the Commissioner from office.
(7) The Commissioner shall not be removed or suspended from office except as provided by this section.
(8) The suspension of the Commissioner from office does not affect any entitlement of the Commissioner to be paid remuneration and allowances.