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Local Government Act 1993
652Acting in civic office while subject to disqualification
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#### 652 Acting in civic office while subject to disqualification
652 Acting in civic office while subject to disqualification
> > (1) A person who acts in a civic office while disqualified from holding the office is guilty of an offence.
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> > Maximum penalty—20 penalty units.
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> > (2) If the court is satisfied that an offence under this section was of a trifling character comprising acts done in good faith while in ignorance of the fact that the result would be disqualification, the court may—
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> > > (a) dismiss the case, or
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> > > (b) proceed to conviction and declare that section 276(3) does not apply to the conviction or applies only to a specified extent.
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> > (3) A declaration by a court under this section as to the application of section 276(3) has effect according to its tenor.