Victorian Consolidated Legislation

Country Fire Authority Act 1958 - SECT 8

Term of office of members

8. Term of office of members



(1) The members of the Authority shall subject to this Act be appointed to
hold office for such term not exceeding three years as the Governor in Council
determines before appointment, but any person appointed a member of the
Authority shall upon expiration of the term for which he is so appointed be
eligible for re-appointment if then qualified.

(2) The Governor in Council may at any time remove any member of the Authority
from office.

(3) The office of a member of the Authority becomes vacant if the member-

   (a)  without the permission of the Authority, is absent from 4 consecutive
        meetings of the Authority; or

   (b)  becomes bankrupt; or

   (c)  accepts or holds an office of profit or place of profit under the
        Authority; or

   (d)  resigns by writing signed and addressed to the Governor in Council; or

   (e)  becomes permanently incapable of performing the duties of the office
        of member; or

   (f)  is convicted in Victoria of an offence punishable on first conviction
        with imprisonment for a term of 12 months or more or is elsewhere
        convicted of an offence which, if committed in Victoria, would be so
        punishable.

(4) On the occurrence of any vacancy in the office of any member of the
Authority, a qualified person shall, in accordance with this Act, be appointed
to fill the vacancy.