Commonwealth Numbered Regulations

PATENTS REGULATIONS (AMENDMENT) 1998 No. 56 - REG 9

9.1 Omit the regulation, substitute: Resignation and removal of members from
Board

"20.35 (1) A member of the Board may resign by giving the Minister his or her
resignation in writing.

"(2) The Minister may remove a member of the Board if the member:

   (a)  is not the Chairperson and has been absent from 3 consecutive meetings
        of the Board without leave given by the Chairperson; or

   (b)  is the Chairperson and has been absent from 3 consecutive meetings of
        the Board without leave given by the Board under regulation 20.40; or

   (c)  is convicted in Australia of an offence punishable by imprisonment for
        at least 12 months; or

   (d)  is a member to whom subregulation (3) or (4) applies.

"(3) This subregulation applies to a member if the member:

   (a)  cannot perform his or her duties as a member of the Board; or

   (b)  has behaved in an offensive or disorderly way, or in a way that is
        likely to adversely affect the BoardÕs reputation; or

   (c)  has carried out his or her duties as a member of the Board
        inefficiently.

"(4) This subregulation applies to a person who:

   (a)  becomes bankrupt; or

   (b)  applies to take the benefit of a law for the relief of bankrupt or
        insolvent debtors; or

   (c)  compounds with his or her creditors or assigns his or her salary and
        allowances for their benefit.".