Northern Territory Consolidated Acts

BUSHFIRES ACT - SECT 23

    (1)     The Minister may remove a member from office if the member is, in the opinion of the Minister, guilty of misbehaviour or incompetence.

    (3)     The Minister may remove a member:

        (a)     of a Regional Committee from office if the member changes his place of residence to a place outside the fire control region of that Committee; or

        (b)     of the Council from office if the member changes his place of residence to a place outside the Territory.

    (4)     The Minister shall remove a member from office if the member:

        (a)     becomes bankrupt, applies to take the benefit of any law for the relief of bankrupt or insolvent debtors, compounds with his creditors or makes an assignment of his remuneration for their benefit;

        (b)     is, in the opinion of the Minister, of unsound mind; or

        (c)     is absent from 3 consecutive meetings of the statutory body without leave of the statutory body.

    (5)     A member may resign his office by writing under his hand delivered to the Minister.