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OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ACT 1984 - SECT 10

10 .         Vacation of office

                A person’s office as Commissioner or as an appointed member becomes vacant if —

            (a)         the person’s term of office expires; or

            (b)         the person —

                  (i)         dies; or

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

                  (iii)         resigns from office by written notice addressed to the Minister; or

                  (iv)         is, according to the Interpretation Act 1984 section 13D, a bankrupt or a person whose affairs are under insolvency laws; or

                  (v)         is removed from office by the Governor on the grounds of neglect of duty, incompetence or the person’s behaviour; or

                  (vi)         is absent without leave of the Minister from 3 consecutive meetings of the Commission;

                or

            (c)         being a member appointed under section 6(2)(d)(i), (ii) or (iv), the person’s nomination is revoked.

        [Section 10 inserted by No. 51 of 2004 s. 77; amended by No. 18 of 2009 s. 60.]



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