Victorian Consolidated Legislation

Lord Mayor's Charitable Fund Act 1996 - SECT 12

Term of office of members

12. Term of office of members



(1) A member of the Board referred to in section 11(b)(i) holds office-

   (a)  until the expiry of the term of the co-option; or

   (b)  until the commencement of the first ordinary meeting of the Board
        after the second annual meeting of the Board next following the
        member's co-option; or

   (c)  until the member is removed or replaced by the Board-

whichever first occurs.

(2) A member of the Board referred to in section 11(b)(ii) holds office-

   (a)  until the prescribed organisation that nominated that member cancels,
        by written notice to the chief executive officer, the nomination of
        that member or nominates another person to be a member; or

   (b)  until the commencement of the first ordinary meeting of the Board
        after the second annual meeting of the Board next following the
        member's nomination-

whichever first occurs.

(3) A member of the Board referred to in section 11(b)(iii) or 11(b)(iv) holds
office until the commencement of the first ordinary meeting of the Board after
the second annual meeting of the Board next following the member's election.

(4) A person may be re-nominated, re-co-opted or re-elected as a member of the
Board but may not be a member for more than 10 consecutive years unless the
Board, by special resolution, approves each further term of office.

(5) A member of the Board may resign from office by delivering to the chief
executive officer a signed letter of resignation.

(6) A vacancy in the Board occurs if -

   (a)  a member of the Board-

   (i)  becomes bankrupt or compounds with, or makes a deed or arrangement for
        the benefit of, his or her creditors; or

   (ii) is absent from more than 3 consecutive meetings of the Board without
        the permission of the Board; or

   (b)  the Board removes a member from office on the ground that the member
        is incapable of carrying out the duties of a member.

(7) If a vacancy occurs in the office of a member referred to in section
11(b)(ii), the chief executive officer must immediately on being notified of
the vacancy-

   (a)  advise the prescribed organisation that nominated the member whose
        office has become vacant of the vacancy; and

   (b)  ask that prescribed organisation to nominate a successor to that
        member and advise the Board of the name and address of the successor
        as soon as possible.