Removal or suspension of Supervisor
5(1)On the recommendation of the Legislative Assembly the Lieutenant-Governor in Council may remove or suspend the Supervisor from office for cause or incapacity due to illness or any other cause.
5(2)When the Legislative Assembly is not in session, a judge of The Court of Queen’s Bench of New Brunswick may, upon an application by the Attorney General suspend the Supervisor from office for cause or incapacity due to illness or any other cause.
5(3)Where the Attorney General makes an application under subsection (2), the practice and procedure of The Court of Queen’s Bench of New Brunswick respecting application applies.
5(4)Where a judge of The Court of Queen’s Bench of New Brunswick suspends the Supervisor under subsection (2), that judge
(a)
shall appoint an acting Supervisor to hold office until the suspension has been dealt with by the Legislative Assembly, and
(b)
shall table a report of the suspension with the Speaker or Clerk of the Legislative Assembly within ten days following the commencement of the next ensuing session of the Legislative Assembly.
5(5)No suspension under subsection (1) or (2) shall continue beyond the end of the next ensuing session of the Legislative Assembly.
1979, c.41, s.95; 1981, c.6, s.1; 2007, c.30, s.28