ABORIGINAL LAND ACT 1991 - SECT 213 Termination of appointment

ABORIGINAL LAND ACT 1991 - SECT 213

213 Termination of appointment

(1) The Governor in Council may terminate the appointment of a member of the Land Tribunal if the member—

(a) becomes mentally or physically incapable of satisfactorily performing the member’s duties; or

(b) is convicted of an indictable offence (whether in Queensland or elsewhere); or

(c) is guilty of misconduct of a kind that could warrant dismissal from the public service if the member were an officer of the public service; or

(d) contravenes section 212 or a direction given under that section; or

(e) in the case of the chairperson—is absent, without the Minister’s leave and without reasonable excuse, for 14 consecutive days or 28 days in any 12 months.

(2) Subsection (1) (c) applies only to a non-presiding member.