Western Australian Consolidated Acts Western Australian Consolidated Acts (1) The chairman of an
authority shall hold office until his appointment is revoked by declaration.
(2) A member of an
authority shall hold office for such period, not exceeding 3 years, as is
specified in the declaration appointing him but is eligible for reappointment.
(3) In specifying the
terms for which members of an authority are to hold office the Protection
Board shall ensure that the terms of office of, as nearly as possible,
one-third of the members of the authority will expire on the first day of
August in each year.
[(3a), (3b) omitted
under the Reprints Act 1984 s. 7(4)(e).]
(4) The Protection
Board may terminate the appointment of any member of an authority who, in the
opinion of the Protection Board, because of illness, incapacity or any other
reason, has ceased to perform or be able to perform his duties as a member.
(5)
If —
(a) a
member of an authority dies, resigns his office as member by writing addressed
to the executive officer of that Authority, is absent from 2 consecutive
meetings of the authority without leave obtained from the chairman, or ceases
to be an eligible person; or
(b) the
appointment of a member of an authority is terminated pursuant to
subsection (4),
the office of that
member becomes vacant.
(6) Where the office
of a member of an authority becomes vacant pursuant to subsection (5) the
Protection Board may, in accordance with section 15 appoint an eligible
person to the vacant office for the unexpired part of the term of the office
which so became vacant.
[Section 16 amended by No. 40 of 1978
s. 3.]
[ 17. Deleted by No. 9 of 1998 s. 3.]