Victorian Consolidated Legislation

Cancer Act 1958 - SECT 19

General provisions

19. General provisions



(1) Subject to this Part every member of any committee appointed otherwise
than to fill a casual vacancy shall hold office until the day of the annual
meeting of the council in the third year after his appointment.

(2) Subject to this Part every co-opted member of any committee shall hold
office for the remainder of the term of office of the appointed co-opting
members of the committee.

(3) Every committee shall be subject to the general direction and control of
the council.

(4) Every committee shall elect for the term of office of the appointed
members thereof one of its number to be the chairman thereof.

(5) The chairman of any committee on ceasing to be a member of the committee
shall cease to be chairman thereof.

(6) The chairman or any other member of any committee may resign his office by
writing under his hand addressed and delivered or sent by post to the chairman
of such committee or to the chief executive officer.

(7) Any casual vacancy in the office of chairman of any committee shall be
filled by the election by the committee of one of its number as chairman for
the remainder of the term of office of the chairman.

(8) Any appointed or co-opted member of any committee shall go out of office
if he is absent for more than five consecutive ordinary meetings of the
committee without leave granted by the committee.

(9) Any casual vacancy in any committee shall be filled by the appointment or
co-option of a qualified person in the like manner to and for the remainder of
the term of office of the member whose seat has become vacant.

(10) Any member of any committee shall, if qualified, be eligible to be again
appointed or co-opted thereto.

(11) Every member of a committee to be appointed by the council shall be
appointed at an annual meeting of the council.





(12) Notwithstanding anything in this Part-

   (a)  the chairman of each committee holding office immediately before the
        annual meeting of the council at which the term of office of the
        appointed members of the committee expires shall continue to hold
        office as such until his successor is elected; and

   (b)  the members of the executive committee appointed by the medical and
        scientific committee who are holding office immediately before the
        annual meeting of the council at which the term of office of the
        members of the executive committee expires shall continue to hold
        office until their successors are appointed by the medical and
        scientific committee.