South Australian Consolidated Acts South Australian Consolidated Acts9—Terms and conditions of office
(1) A member of the
Advisory Committee will be appointed on conditions, and for a term (not
exceeding three years), determined by the Governor and, on the expiration of a
term of appointment, is eligible for re-appointment.
(2) The Governor may
remove a member from office for—
(a)
breach of, or non-compliance with, a condition of appointment; or
(b)
mental or physical incapacity to carry out duties of office satisfactorily; or
(c)
neglect of duty; or
(d)
dishonourable conduct.
(3) The office of a
member becomes vacant if the member—
(a)
dies; or
(b)
completes a term of office and is not re-appointed; or
(c)
resigns by written notice addressed to the Minister; or
(d) is
found guilty of an offence against subsection (5) (Disclosure of
interest); or
(e) is
removed from office by the Governor under subsection (2).
(4) On the office of a
member of the Advisory Committee becoming vacant, a person must be appointed,
in accordance with this Act, to the vacant office.
(5) A member who has a
direct or indirect personal or pecuniary interest in a matter under
consideration by the Advisory Committee—
(a)
must, as soon as practicable after becoming aware of the interest, disclose
the nature and extent of the interest to the Committee; and
(b) must
not take part in a deliberation or decision of the Committee on the matter and
must not be present at a meeting of the Committee when the matter is under
consideration.
Maximum penalty: $8 000 or imprisonment for two years.