Western Australian Consolidated Acts

GENDER REASSIGNMENT ACT 2000 - SCHEDULE 1

[Section 5]

1 .         Term of office

        (1)         Subject to clause 2, a member holds office for such term as is specified in the member’s instrument of appointment, and in the case of the president that term is not to exceed 5 years and in the case of any other member is not to exceed 3 years.

        (2)         A member may from time to time be reappointed.

        (3)         Despite subclause (1) and clause 2, where the term of office of a member has expired or the member has resigned, the member may, with the approval of the Minister, continue in office for the purpose of completing any function.

2 .         Resignation and removal

        (1)         A member may resign at any time by notice in writing delivered to the Governor.

        (2)         The Governor may remove a member from office —

            (a)         if the member is an insolvent under administration as that expression is defined in the Corporations Law; or

            (b)         on the grounds of neglect of duty, misbehaviour, incompetence or mental or physical incapacity impairing the performance of the member’s functions, proved to the satisfaction of the Governor.

3 .         Leave of absence

                The Minister may grant leave of absence to a member on such terms and conditions as the Minister thinks fit.

4 .         Acts of acting president

                No act or omission of a person acting as president under this Act shall be questioned on the ground that the occasion for that acting had not arisen or had ceased.

5 .         President to preside

        (1)         The president shall preside at every meeting or proceeding of the Board.

        (2)         The president is to determine any question relating to the admissibility of evidence or any other question of law or procedure at any meeting or proceedings of the Board.

6 .         Use of seal

        (1)         The seal of the Board is to be —

            (a)         in a form determined by the Board;

            (b)         kept in such custody as the Board directs; and

            (c)         used only as authorised by the Board.

        (2)         The seal of the Board is to be affixed to a document in the presence of the president and one other member of the Board and each of them must sign the document to attest that the seal was so affixed.

7 .         Register of applications

                The executive officer is to keep a register in a form approved by the Board containing particulars of all applications for recognition certificates and the determination of those applications.

[Schedule 2 omitted under the Reprints Act 1984 s. 7(4)(e).]