Audit Office Act [Chapter 22:18] (No. 12 of 2009) (a) he or she is not a citizen of Zimbabwe or ordinarily resident in Zimbabwe; or (b) he or she is a member of two or more other statutory bodies; or (c) he or she is a member of Parliament; or (d) he or she is a member of a local authority or is in the full-time employment of a local authority; or (e) he or she is a public auditor contracted by the Comptroller and Auditor-General to carry out certain audits in terms of section 9, during the period of such contract; (f) in terms of a law in force in any country— (i) he or she has been adjudged or otherwise declared insolvent or bankrupt and has not been rehabilitated or discharged; or (ii) he or she has made an assignment or composition with his or her creditors which has not been rescinded or set aside; or (g) within the period of five years immediately preceding his or her proposed appointment, he or she has been sentenced in any country to a term of imprisonment imposed without the option of a fine, whether or not any portion thereof has been suspended, and has not received a free pardon. (2) For the purposes of subparagraph (1)(b)— (a) a person who is appointed to a council, board or other authority which is a statutory body or which is responsible for the administration of the affairs of a statutory body shall be regarded as a member of that statutory body; (b) “statutory body” means— (i) any commission established by the Constitution; or (ii) any body corporate established directly by or under an Act for special purposes specified in that Act, the membership of which consists wholly or mainly of persons appointed by the President, a Vice-President, a Minister or any other statutory body or by a commission established by the Constitution. Terms of office and conditions of service of members of Commission 3. (1) Subject to this Schedule, the term of office of an appointed member of the Commission shall be such period, not exceeding three years, as the President may fix on his or her appointment. (2) On the expiry of any appointed member’s term of office, he or she shall be eligible for re-appointment: Provided that no appointed member may be re-appointed more than twice. (3) Appointed members shall be paid such allowances for attending meetings as shall be fixed by the President either at the time of the member’s appointment or anytime thereafter. (4) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Act and notwithstanding the payment of allowances to a member, a member shall not merely by reason thereof be deemed to hold an office of profit in the service of the Office. Vacation of office by members of Commission 4. (1) An appointed member may resign his or her office at any time by giving the President and the Commission thirty days’ notice of his or her intention to resign, or such other period of notice as he or she and the President may agree. (2) An appointed member shall be deemed to have resigned his or her office and his or her office shall become vacant— (a) if he or she becomes disqualified for appointment to the Commission in terms of paragraph 1(1)(a), (b), (c), (d), (e) or (f); - 19 -