WATER ACT 2000 - SECT 606
Suspension and removal of director
WATER ACT 2000 - SECT 606
Suspension and removal of director
606 Suspension and removal of director
(1) This section applies if a director for a water authority— (a) has
engaged in inappropriate or improper conduct— (i) in an official capacity;
or
(ii) in a private capacity that reflects seriously and adversely on the
office; or
(b) has become incapable of performing the director’s functions;
or
(c) has neglected the director’s duties or performed the director’s
functions incompetently.
(2) If the water authority is a category 1 water
authority— (a) the Minister may, by written notice to the director— (i)
suspend the director from office for a period not more than 60 days; and
(ii)
extend the suspension from time to time by periods not more than 60 days; or
(b) the Governor in Council may remove the director from office, whether or
not the director is suspended under paragraph (a) .
(3) If the water
authority is a category 2 water authority, the Minister may remove the
director from office.