Statutory Bodies (Discipline and Surcharge) Act 2000 · Updated to 22 Oct 2021 · Part III · Termination in the Public Interest
9. Termination of service
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Board
“Board” means the statutory body itself or, where the incorporating law provides for a separate board, council or committee by whatever name called to carry out the functions of the statutory body and to have charge of the general management and administration of the statutory body, that board, council or committee;
If, after considering the report submitted under subsection (1), the Board is satisfied that, having regard to the conditions of service, the work, the conduct and the usefulness of the officer and all other circumstances of the case, it is desirable in the public interest to do so, the Board may terminate the service of that officer from such date as the Board shall specify.
officer
“officer” means a person who is employed on a permanent, temporary or contractual basis by a statutory body, and is paid emoluments by the statutory body, and includes a person who is seconded to any subsidiary corporation or company of the statutory body or any other statutory body or any Ministry, department or agency of the Federal Government or any department or agency of the Government of any State or any company in which the Federal Government or the Government of any State has an interest;