284Extraordinary vacancies

1. An appointed member of the Council may, at any time, be removed from office by the Governor-General for inability to perform the functions of the office, neglect of duty, or misconduct, proved to the satisfaction of the Governor-General.

2. An appointed member is deemed to have vacated his or her office if he or she is, under the Insolvency Act 2006, adjudged bankrupt.

3. Despite subsection (1), if at any time an appointed member holds judicial office, he or she may not be removed from the office of appointed member, except for inability to perform the functions of the office, unless he or she is removed or suspended from his or her judicial office.

4. An appointed member may, at any time, resign his or her office by giving notice in writing to that effect to the Attorney-General.

5. If an appointed member dies or resigns or is removed from office, or is deemed to have vacated his or her office, the vacancy so created is deemed to be an extraordinary vacancy and must be filled in the manner in which the appointment to the vacant office was originally made.

6. Every person appointed to fill an extraordinary vacancy in the office of an appointed member must be appointed for the residue of the term for which the vacating member was appointed.