Queensland Consolidated Acts

CRIME AND CORRUPTION ACT 2001 - SECT 312

312 Termination of appointment

(1) The Governor in Council may terminate the appointment of the parliamentary commissioner if the parliamentary commissioner—

(a) is or becomes incapable of satisfactorily performing the parliamentary commissioner’s duties; or

(b) is guilty of conduct that could warrant dismissal from the public service if the parliamentary commissioner were a public service officer.

(2) The Governor in council may terminate the appointment of the parliamentary commissioner if—

(a) a recommendation to the Legislative Assembly to terminate the appointment is made with the bipartisan support of the parliamentary committee; and

(b) the Legislative Assembly, by resolution, approves the termination of the appointment.

(3) The office of the parliamentary commissioner is vacated if the parliamentary commissioner becomes an ineligible person for a reason other than holding office as the parliamentary commissioner.

(4) In this section—

"ineligible person" includes a commission officer.