Victorian Consolidated Legislation

Major Crime (Special Investigations Monitor) Act 2004 - SECT 9

Suspension and removal from office

9. Suspension and removal from office



(1) The Governor in Council may suspend the Special Investigations Monitor
from office on any of the following grounds-

   (a)  misconduct;

   (b)  neglect of duty;

   (c)  disability;

   (d)  any other ground on which the Governor in Council is satisfied that
        the Special Investigations Monitor is unfit to hold office.

(2) The Minister must cause to be laid before each House of Parliament a full
statement of the grounds of suspension within 7 sitting days of that House
after the suspension.

(3) The Special Investigations Monitor must be removed from office by the
Governor in Council if each House of Parliament within 20 sitting days after
the day when the statement is laid before it declares by resolution that the
Special Investigations Monitor ought to be removed from office.

(4) The Governor in Council must remove the suspension and restore the Special
Investigations Monitor to office unless each House makes a declaration of the
kind specified in subsection (3) within the time specified in that subsection.