South Australian Consolidated Acts

MEDICAL PRACTICE ACT 2004 - SECT 6A

6A—Elections and casual vacancies

        (1)         An election conducted to choose medical practitioners for appointment to the Board must be conducted under the regulations in accordance with principles of proportional representation.

        (2)         A person who is a medical practitioner at the time the voter's roll is prepared for an election in accordance with the regulations is entitled to vote at the election.

        (3)         If an election of a member fails for any reason, the Governor may appoint a medical practitioner and the person so appointed will be taken to have been appointed after due election under this section.

        (4)         If a casual vacancy occurs in the office of a member chosen at an election, the following rules govern the appointment of a person to fill the vacancy:

            (a)         if the vacancy occurs within 12 months after the member's election and at that election a candidate or candidates were excluded, the Governor must appoint the person who was the last excluded candidate at that election;

            (b)         if that person is no longer qualified for appointment or is unavailable or unwilling to be appointed or if the vacancy occurs later than 12 months after the member's election, the Governor may appoint a medical practitioner nominated by the Minister;

            (c)         before nominating a medical practitioner for appointment the Minister must consult the representative bodies;

            (d)         the person appointed holds office for the balance of the term of that person's predecessor.