South Australian Consolidated Acts

LEGAL PRACTITIONERS ACT 1981 - SECT 69

69—Conditions upon which members of the Board hold office

        (1)         Subject to this Act, a member of the Board will be appointed for a term of office of three years and, on the expiration of a term of office, is eligible for reappointment.

        (2)         The Governor may remove a member of the Board from office for—

            (a)         mental or physical incapacity to carry out official duties satisfactorily; or

            (b)         neglect of duty; or

            (c)         dishonourable conduct.

        (3)         The office of a member of the Board becomes vacant if the member—

            (a)         dies; or

            (b)         completes a term of office; or

            (c)         resigns by written notice addressed to the Attorney-General; or

            (d)         in the case of a member who is a legal practitioner—ceases to be a legal practitioner or is disciplined under this Act or by the Supreme Court or under an Act or law of another State or Territory of the Commonwealth for regulating the conduct of persons practising the profession of the law; or

            (e)         is removed from office by the Governor pursuant to subsection (2).

        (4)         On the office of a member of the Board becoming vacant, a person will be appointed in accordance with this Act to the vacant office but where the office of a member of the Board becomes vacant before the expiration of a term of appointment, the successor will be appointed only for the balance of the term.