sec.153Disqualification for certain offences or if dismissed

### sec.153 Disqualification for certain offences or if dismissed A person can not be a councillor— after the person is convicted of a treason offence, unless the person is pardoned for the treason offence; or for 10 years after the person is convicted of an electoral offence; or for 7 years after the person is convicted of a serious integrity offence; or for 4 years after the person is convicted of an integrity offence; or for the remainder of the term before the next quadrennial elections, if the person has been dismissed. A treason offence is an offence of treason, sedition or sabotage under the law of Queensland, another State or the Commonwealth. An electoral offence is— a disqualifying electoral offence under the Electoral Act ; or an offence that would be a disqualifying electoral offence had the conviction been recorded after the commencement of the Electoral and Other Acts Amendment Act 2002 . A serious integrity offence is an offence against— a provision of a law mentioned in schedule 1 , part 1 if, for a circumstance stated for the offence (if any), the stated circumstance applies to the offence; or a provision of a law of another State or the Commonwealth that corresponds to a provision mentioned in paragraph (a) . An integrity offence is an offence against a provision of a law mentioned in schedule 1 , part 2 if, for a circumstance stated for the offence (if any), the stated circumstance applies to the offence. A person automatically stops being a councillor when the person is convicted of any of the following offences (each a disqualifying offence )— a treason offence; or an electoral offence; or a serious integrity offence; or an integrity offence. A person is taken to have been convicted of an offence— if the person appeals the conviction—when the appeal is dismissed, struck out or discontinued; or if the person does not appeal the conviction—at the end of the time within which an appeal must by law be started. In this section— dismissed means dismissed as a councillor— under the Local Government Act , section 122 ; or because of the dissolution of the council under the Local Government Act , section 123 . s 153 amd 2011 No. 27 s 247 ; 2013 No. 60 s 5 ; 2018 No. 9 s 4 ; 2019 No. 30 s 26 (sec.153-ssec.1) A person can not be a councillor— after the person is convicted of a treason offence, unless the person is pardoned for the treason offence; or for 10 years after the person is convicted of an electoral offence; or for 7 years after the person is convicted of a serious integrity offence; or for 4 years after the person is convicted of an integrity offence; or for the remainder of the term before the next quadrennial elections, if the person has been dismissed. (sec.153-ssec.2) A treason offence is an offence of treason, sedition or sabotage under the law of Queensland, another State or the Commonwealth. (sec.153-ssec.3) An electoral offence is— a disqualifying electoral offence under the Electoral Act ; or an offence that would be a disqualifying electoral offence had the conviction been recorded after the commencement of the Electoral and Other Acts Amendment Act 2002 . (sec.153-ssec.4) A serious integrity offence is an offence against— a provision of a law mentioned in schedule 1 , part 1 if, for a circumstance stated for the offence (if any), the stated circumstance applies to the offence; or a provision of a law of another State or the Commonwealth that corresponds to a provision mentioned in paragraph (a) . (sec.153-ssec.5) An integrity offence is an offence against a provision of a law mentioned in schedule 1 , part 2 if, for a circumstance stated for the offence (if any), the stated circumstance applies to the offence. (sec.153-ssec.6) A person automatically stops being a councillor when the person is convicted of any of the following offences (each a disqualifying offence )— a treason offence; or an electoral offence; or a serious integrity offence; or an integrity offence. (sec.153-ssec.7) A person is taken to have been convicted of an offence— if the person appeals the conviction—when the appeal is dismissed, struck out or discontinued; or if the person does not appeal the conviction—at the end of the time within which an appeal must by law be started. (sec.153-ssec.8) In this section— dismissed means dismissed as a councillor— under the Local Government Act , section 122 ; or because of the dissolution of the council under the Local Government Act , section 123 . - (a) after the person is convicted of a treason offence, unless the person is pardoned for the treason offence; or - (b) for 10 years after the person is convicted of an electoral offence; or - (c) for 7 years after the person is convicted of a serious integrity offence; or - (d) for 4 years after the person is convicted of an integrity offence; or - (e) for the remainder of the term before the next quadrennial elections, if the person has been dismissed. - (a) a disqualifying electoral offence under the Electoral Act ; or - (b) an offence that would be a disqualifying electoral offence had the conviction been recorded after the commencement of the Electoral and Other Acts Amendment Act 2002 . - (a) a provision of a law mentioned in schedule 1 , part 1 if, for a circumstance stated for the offence (if any), the stated circumstance applies to the offence; or - (b) a provision of a law of another State or the Commonwealth that corresponds to a provision mentioned in paragraph (a) . - (a) a treason offence; or - (b) an electoral offence; or - (c) a serious integrity offence; or - (d) an integrity offence. - (a) if the person appeals the conviction—when the appeal is dismissed, struck out or discontinued; or - (b) if the person does not appeal the conviction—at the end of the time within which an appeal must by law be started. - (a) under the Local Government Act , section 122 ; or - (b) because of the dissolution of the council under the Local Government Act , section 123 .