(b) terminate the appointment at any time. (4) While acting in a member's place, the acting member— (a) has all the powers and must perform all the duties of the member; and (b) is entitled to be paid the fees and allowances (if any) to which the member would have been entitled. (5) An acting member is eligible for re-appointment. 5 Resignation and removal (1) A member may resign from the office of member by writing signed by the member and delivered to the Minister. (2) The Minister may remove a member from office at any time. (3) The office of a member also becomes vacant if the member— (a) becomes an insolvent under administration; Sch. 1 cl. 5(3)(a) or amended by No. 4/2008 s. 32(Sch. item 23). (b) is convicted in Victoria of an offence punishable by imprisonment for 12 months or more or elsewhere of an offence that, if committed in Victoria, would be punishable by imprisonment for 12 months or more; or (c) becomes incapable of performing the duties of a member; or (d) is absent, without leave first being granted by the relevant Council, for 4 consecutive meetings of that Council of which reasonable
(b) terminate the appointment at any time. (4) While acting in a member's place, the acting member— (a) has all the powers and must perform all the duties of the member; and (b) is entitled to be paid the fees and allowances (if any) to which the member would have been entitled. (5) An acting member is eligible for re-appointment. 5 Resignation and removal (1) A member may resign from the office of member by writing signed by the member and delivered to the Minister. (2) The Minister may remove a member from office at any time. (3) The office of a member also becomes vacant if the member— Sch. 1 cl. 5(3)(a) amended by No. 4/2008 s. 32(Sch. item 23). (a) becomes an insolvent under administration; or (b) is convicted in Victoria of an offence punishable by imprisonment for 12 months or more or elsewhere of an offence that, if committed in Victoria, would be punishable by imprisonment for 12 months or more; or (c) becomes incapable of performing the duties of a member; or (d) is absent, without leave first being granted by the relevant Council, for 4 consecutive meetings of that Council of which reasonable
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