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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.