New South Wales Consolidated Acts New South Wales Consolidated Acts(Section 3 (4))
(1) Subject to this Schedule, a member appointed by the Minister shall hold office for such period, not exceeding 5 years, as may be specified in the instrument of appointment of the member, but is eligible (if otherwise qualified) for re-appointment.
(2) A regional member holds office, subject to this Act, for a period of 3 years commencing on the date of election of the member or, in the case of a member elected to fill the office of a member whose term is about to expire, on the date of expiry of that member’s term of office.
(2A) For the purposes only of ensuring that there are at all times the requisite number of regional members on the Committee, the Minister may, at any time, by written notice given to a regional member, extend or reduce the period of the member’s term of office.
(3) A regional member is eligible (if otherwise qualified) for re-election at the end of his or her term of office.
(1) A member, not being an officer of the Public Service, is entitled to be paid such remuneration as the Committee may, with the approval of the Minister, from time to time determine.
(2) A member is entitled to be paid such allowances as the Committee may, with the approval of the Minister, from time to time determine.
If the office of any member appointed by the Minister becomes vacant, a person shall, subject to this Act, be appointed to fill the vacancy.
(1) If the office of a regional member becomes vacant under clause 4, a person is, subject to this Act, required to be elected to fill the vacancy. The member so elected holds office for the remainder of the term of office of the member whose office became vacant.
(2) If the vacancy occurs within 12 months before the term of office of the regional member would have expired, the Minister may appoint a person nominated by the Committee to fill the office for the remainder of that term.
(3) In a case referred to in subclause (2), the Committee is to nominate a person who is entitled to be nominated for election as a regional member under the regulations (if any).
(1) A member shall be deemed to have vacated office if the member:(a) dies,(b) absents himself or herself from 4 consecutive ordinary meetings of the Committee of which reasonable notice has been given to the member personally or in the ordinary course of post, except on leave granted by the Committee or unless, before the expiration of 4 weeks after the last of those meetings, the member is excused by the committee for being absent from those meetings,(c) 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,(d) becomes a mentally incapacitated person,(e) is convicted in New South Wales of an offence that is punishable by imprisonment for 12 months or more or is convicted elsewhere than in New South Wales of an offence that, if committed in New South Wales, would be an offence so punishable,(f) resigns the office by instrument in writing addressed to the Minister,(g) is removed from office by the Minister under subclause (2), or
(2) The Minister may remove a member appointed by the Minister from office.
(1) If by or under any other Act provision is made:(a) requiring a person who is the holder of a specified office to devote the whole of his or her time to the duties of that office, or(b) prohibiting the person from engaging in employment outside the duties of that office,that provision shall not operate to disqualify the person from holding that office and also the office of a member or from accepting and retaining any remuneration payable to the person under this Act as a member.
(2) The office of a member shall for the purposes of any Act be deemed not to be an office or place of profit under the Crown.