Domestic, Sexual and Gender-Based Violence Agency Act 2023
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10. (1) If a member of the Board resigns, dies, ceases to hold office (otherwise than by effluxion of time), ceases to be qualified to hold office or is removed from office, the Minister shall, as soon as practicable, appoint, consistent with the provisions of sections 7 and 9, a person to fill the casual vacancy so arising. | ||
(2) A person appointed under subsection (1) shall hold office for the unexpired period of his or her predecessor’s term of office or such other period (which shall not be less than such unexpired period but which shall not exceed 4 years) as the Minister may determine. | ||
(3) A person appointed under subsection (1) is eligible for reappointment to the Board on the expiry of the unexpired period or other period, as appropriate, referred to in subsection (2) but shall not hold office for more than 2 further consecutive terms and in any event shall not hold office for periods the aggregate of which exceeds 7 years. |