275Application for leave to hold office in organisations by office holder

275 Application for leave to hold office in organisations by office holder

275 Application for leave to hold office in organisations by office holder

(1) If a person who holds an office in a State organisation is convicted of a serious offence, the person may, within 28 days after the conviction, apply to the Commission for leave to hold office in organisations.

(2) If a person makes an application under this section, the Commission may—

(a) grant the person leave to hold office in organisations, or

(b) refuse the person leave to hold office in organisations and specify, for the purposes of section 273 (1), a period of less than 5 years, or

(c) refuse the person leave to hold office in organisations.

(3) A person who, on an application made under this section, is, under subsection (2), refused leave to hold office in organisations ceases to hold the office concerned.

(4) A person is not entitled to make an application under this section in relation to the person’s conviction for a serious offence if the person has previously made an application under this section or section 274 in relation to the conviction.

s 275: Am 2016 No 48, Sch 1 [73]; 2023 No 41, Sch 1.2[68].