South Australian Consolidated Acts South Australian Consolidated Acts9—Terms and conditions of office
(1) Subject to this
Act, a member of the Board shall be appointed for such term of office, not
exceeding three years, as the Governor may determine and specify in the
instrument of his appointment, and, upon the expiration of his term of office,
shall be eligible for re-appointment.
(2) If a member of the
Board is unable, or fails, for any reason to act in his capacity as a member,
the Governor may appoint a suitable person to be a deputy of the member, and
such a person, while so acting, shall be deemed to be a member of the Board,
and shall have all the powers, authorities, duties and obligations of the
member of whom he has been appointed a deputy.
(3) The Governor may
remove a member of the Board from office for—
(a)
mental or physical incapacity; or
(b)
neglect of duty; or
(c)
dishonourable conduct; or
(d) any
other cause considered sufficient by the Governor.
(4) The office of a
member of the Board shall become vacant if—
(a) he
dies; or
(b) his
term of office expires; or
(c) he
resigns by written notice addressed to the Minister; or
(d) he
is removed from office by the Governor pursuant to subsection (3) of this
section.
(5) Upon the office of
a member of the Board becoming vacant, a person shall be appointed, in
accordance with this Act, to the vacant office, but where the office of a
member becomes vacant before the expiration of the term for which he was
appointed, a person appointed in his place shall be appointed only for the
balance of the term of his predecessor.