182Automatic disqualification for offences

182 Automatic disqualification for offences (1) A person who has been convicted of an offence under this Law or a corresponding co-operatives law is disqualified from managing co-operatives during the period of 5 years after the conviction or, if sentenced to imprisonment, after his or her release from prison. (2) A person who has, whether before or after the commencement of this section in this jurisdiction, been convicted of an offence under a previous law of this or any other jurisdiction relating to co-operatives is disqualified from managing co-operatives during the period of 5 years after the conviction or, if sentenced to imprisonment, after his or her release from prison. (3) In proceedings for an offence arising under this Division in relation to this section, a certificate by an authority prescribed by the National Regulations for the purposes of this subsection stating that a person has been convicted of an offence under a stated law on a stated date is evidence the person was convicted of that offence on that date. (4) In proceedings for an offence arising under this Division in relation to this section, a certificate by an authority prescribed by the National Regulations for the purposes of this subsection stating that a person was released from prison on a stated date is evidence the person was released from prison on that date.