Western Australian Current Regulations

SCHOOL EDUCATION REGULATIONS 2000 - REG 111

111 .         When vacancy occurs

        (1)         The office of a member of the Council for a school becomes vacant if the member —

            (a)         becomes ineligible to hold office as a member; or

            (b)         resigns the office by written notice delivered to the Council; or

            (c)         is removed from office by the chief executive officer under subregulation (2).

        (2)         The chief executive officer may remove a person as a member of the Council for a school on the grounds that the continuation of the person as a member would be detrimental to the interests of the Council.

        (3)         Subject to subregulation (4), the Council for a school may remove a person as a member of the Council on the grounds that the person —

            (a)         has neglected the person’s duty as a member; or

            (b)         has misbehaved or is incompetent; or

            (c)         is suffering from mental or physical incapacity, other than temporary illness, impairing the performance of the person’s functions as a member; or

            (d)         has been absent, without leave or reasonable excuse, from 3 consecutive meetings of which the member has had notice.

        (4)         The Council for a school must not remove a person as a member of the Council unless —

            (a)         the person has been given a reasonable opportunity to show that he or she should not be removed as a member; and

            (b)         the decision is made by a resolution of a majority comprising enough of the members for the time being of the Council for their number to be at least 2/3 of the number of offices (whether vacant or not) of member of the Council.