Commonwealth Numbered Acts

ENDANGERED SPECIES PROTECTION ACT 1992 No. 194 of 1992 - SECT 148

148.(1) The Minister may terminate a member's appointment for misbehaviour or
physical or mental incapacity.

(2) The Minister may terminate a member's appointment if the member:

   (a)  becomes bankrupt, applies to take the benefit of any law for the
        relief of bankrupt or insolvent debtors, compounds with creditors or
        makes an assignment of remuneration for their benefit; or

   (b)  fails, without reasonable excuse, to comply with an obligation imposed
        by subsection 154(3) or section 156; or

   (c)  is absent, except on leave of absence granted under section 145 from 3
        consecutive meetings of the Advisory Committee; or

   (d)  if the member is also a member of the Scientific Subcommittee:

        (i)    fails, without reasonable excuse, to comply with subsection 
               154(3) or section 156, (as those provisions apply because of
               the application of section 163); or

        (ii)   is absent, except on leave of absence granted under section 
               145 (as that section applies because of the application of
               section 163), from 3 consecutive meetings of the
               Scientific Subcommittee; or

   (e)  engages in any paid employment that, in the Minister's opinion,
        conflicts with the proper performance of the member's functions; or

   (f)  if the member was appointed to represent one or more of the bodies,
        groups of bodies or communities referred to in
        subsection 140(2)-ceases, because of a change in employment, residence
        or other circumstances, to be, in the Minister's opinion, an
        appropriate representative of such a body, groups of bodies or
        community that he or she was appointed to represent.