New South Wales Consolidated Acts

BAPTIST CHURCHES OF NEW SOUTH WALES PROPERTY TRUST ACT 1984 - SECT 10

10 Casual vacancies

(1) Where, by reason of the occurrence of casual vacancies, the number of members of the Trust for the time being holding office is reduced to less than 4, the continuing members of the Trust shall appoint, as members of the Trust filling the vacancies until the end of the next succeeding annual Assembly, persons (who are eligible to be elected as members of the Trust) not fewer in number than that required to increase to 4 the number of members for the time being holding office as members of the Trust.

(2) Where the continuing members of the Trust appoint a person under subsection (1), they shall nominate the person the vacancy in whose office shall be filled by the person so appointed.

(3) Except as provided by subsection (1), where there is a casual vacancy in the membership of the Trust, the continuing members of the Trust may appoint a person (who is eligible to be elected as a member of the Trust) to fill the vacancy.

(4) A person appointed under this section shall:

(a) take office as a member of the Trust upon being so appointed, and

(b) hold office as a member of the Trust for the balance of the term of office of the member the vacancy in whose office the person was appointed to fill.

(5) Section 9 applies to and in respect of a member of the Trust appointed under this section in the same way as it applies to and in respect of an elected member of the Trust.