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Associations Incorporation Act 1981
sec.61AEligibility for election to a management committee
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### sec.61A Eligibility for election to a management committee
A person is not eligible to be elected as a member of an incorporated association’s management committee if—
the person has been convicted of an offence—
on indictment; or
summarily and sentenced to imprisonment, other than in default of payment of a fine; and
the rehabilitation period in relation to the conviction has not expired.
Also, a person is not eligible to be elected as a member of an incorporated association’s management committee if—
under the Bankruptcy Act 1966 (Cwlth) or the law of an external territory or another country, the person is an undischarged bankrupt; or
the person has executed a deed of arrangement under the Bankruptcy Act 1966 (Cwlth) , part X or a corresponding law of an external territory or another country and the terms of the deed have not been fully complied with; or
the person’s creditors have accepted a composition under the Bankruptcy Act 1966 (Cwlth) , part X or a corresponding law of an external territory or another country and a final payment has not been made under the composition.
s 61A ins 1997 No. 9 s 6
amd 2000 No. 24 s 6 ; 2020 No. 17 s 28
(sec.61A-ssec.1) A person is not eligible to be elected as a member of an incorporated association’s management committee if— the person has been convicted of an offence— on indictment; or summarily and sentenced to imprisonment, other than in default of payment of a fine; and the rehabilitation period in relation to the conviction has not expired.
(sec.61A-ssec.2) Also, a person is not eligible to be elected as a member of an incorporated association’s management committee if— under the Bankruptcy Act 1966 (Cwlth) or the law of an external territory or another country, the person is an undischarged bankrupt; or the person has executed a deed of arrangement under the Bankruptcy Act 1966 (Cwlth) , part X or a corresponding law of an external territory or another country and the terms of the deed have not been fully complied with; or the person’s creditors have accepted a composition under the Bankruptcy Act 1966 (Cwlth) , part X or a corresponding law of an external territory or another country and a final payment has not been made under the composition.
- (a) the person has been convicted of an offence— (i) on indictment; or (ii) summarily and sentenced to imprisonment, other than in default of payment of a fine; and
- (i) on indictment; or
- (ii) summarily and sentenced to imprisonment, other than in default of payment of a fine; and
- (b) the rehabilitation period in relation to the conviction has not expired.
- (i) on indictment; or
- (ii) summarily and sentenced to imprisonment, other than in default of payment of a fine; and
- (a) under the Bankruptcy Act 1966 (Cwlth) or the law of an external territory or another country, the person is an undischarged bankrupt; or
- (b) the person has executed a deed of arrangement under the Bankruptcy Act 1966 (Cwlth) , part X or a corresponding law of an external territory or another country and the terms of the deed have not been fully complied with; or
- (c) the person’s creditors have accepted a composition under the Bankruptcy Act 1966 (Cwlth) , part X or a corresponding law of an external territory or another country and a final payment has not been made under the composition.