LEGAL PROFESSION ACT 2007 - SECT 627 Termination of office

LEGAL PROFESSION ACT 2007 - SECT 627

627 Termination of office

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

(a) becomes incapable of performing the member’s functions because of physical or mental incapacity; or

(b) 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.

(2) The Governor in Council must end the appointment of a committee member if the member—

(a) is convicted of a serious offence or an offence against a relevant law or a corresponding law; or

(b) is an insolvent under administration; or

(c) if the person was appointed because the person was a solicitor—the person stops being a solicitor; or

(d) if the person was appointed because the person was a barrister—the person stops being a barrister; or

(e) if the person was appointed as a lay member—the person becomes an Australian lawyer or otherwise legally qualified.