sec.29Disqualification

sec.29 Disqualification

A person is disqualified from becoming, or continuing as, a member if the person— has a conviction, other than a spent conviction, for an indictable offence, unless the Minister has taken action under subsection (4) for the conviction; or is an insolvent under administration, unless the Minister has taken action under subsection (4) for the insolvency; or is not able to manage a corporation because of the Corporations Act , part 2D .6. A person is also disqualified from— becoming a member if the person does not consent to the Minister requesting a report about the person’s criminal history under section 42 ; or continuing as a member if the person is absent from 3 consecutive meetings of the authority, of which proper notice has been given, unless— the authority has given permission for the person to be absent from the meetings; or the meetings occurred during the period of a leave of absence approved for the member by the Minister under section 30 . The Minister may act under subsection (4) if the Minister considers it would be reasonable to do so, having regard to— the circumstances of an offence of which a person has been convicted; or the circumstances under which a person became an insolvent under administration. The Minister may— if the person was a member when the person was convicted or became an insolvent under administration, and the term of the person’s appointment as a member has not since ended, give the chair and the person notice (the approval notice ) that— the person is restored as a member; and the person may be later reappointed, despite the conviction or being an insolvent under administration; or otherwise—give written approval for the person to become a member despite the conviction or being an insolvent under administration. The person is restored as a member on the day the chair receives the approval notice. The restored member’s term of appointment as a member ends when it would have ended if the member had not been convicted of the offence or become an insolvent under administration. s 29 amd 2023 No. 23 s 247 sch 1 s 14 (sec.29-ssec.1) A person is disqualified from becoming, or continuing as, a member if the person— has a conviction, other than a spent conviction, for an indictable offence, unless the Minister has taken action under subsection (4) for the conviction; or is an insolvent under administration, unless the Minister has taken action under subsection (4) for the insolvency; or is not able to manage a corporation because of the Corporations Act , part 2D .6. (sec.29-ssec.2) A person is also disqualified from— becoming a member if the person does not consent to the Minister requesting a report about the person’s criminal history under section 42 ; or continuing as a member if the person is absent from 3 consecutive meetings of the authority, of which proper notice has been given, unless— the authority has given permission for the person to be absent from the meetings; or the meetings occurred during the period of a leave of absence approved for the member by the Minister under section 30 . (sec.29-ssec.3) The Minister may act under subsection (4) if the Minister considers it would be reasonable to do so, having regard to— the circumstances of an offence of which a person has been convicted; or the circumstances under which a person became an insolvent under administration. (sec.29-ssec.4) The Minister may— if the person was a member when the person was convicted or became an insolvent under administration, and the term of the person’s appointment as a member has not since ended, give the chair and the person notice (the approval notice ) that— the person is restored as a member; and the person may be later reappointed, despite the conviction or being an insolvent under administration; or otherwise—give written approval for the person to become a member despite the conviction or being an insolvent under administration. (sec.29-ssec.5) The person is restored as a member on the day the chair receives the approval notice. (sec.29-ssec.6) The restored member’s term of appointment as a member ends when it would have ended if the member had not been convicted of the offence or become an insolvent under administration.