Queensland Consolidated Acts

CONSTITUTION OF QUEENSLAND 2001 - SECT 26

26 Length of Assistant Minister’s appointment

(1) The appointment of a member of the Legislative Assembly as an Assistant Minister ends on the polling day for the next general election after the appointment.

(2) However, the appointment ends before the polling day when any of the following happen—

(a) the member’s seat becomes vacant otherwise than because the Legislative Assembly is dissolved or expires by the passage of time;

(b) the member resigns as Assistant Minister by written notice of resignation given to the Premier;

(c) the member is appointed as a Minister or member of Executive Council or is appointed to act as a Minister under section 46 ;

(d) the appointment is ended by the Governor in Council under subsection (3) .

(3) The Governor in Council, at any time, may end the appointment for reasons the Governor in Council considers sufficient or for no reason.

(4) In this section—

"general election" means an election for the members of the Legislative Assembly.