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Queensland Institute of Medical Research Act 2025
sec.17Disqualification of council members
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### sec.17 Disqualification of council members
A person is disqualified from becoming or continuing as a council member if—
the person is an insolvent under administration; or
the person is disqualified from managing corporations because of the Corporations Act , part 2D .6; or
the person has a conviction, other than a spent conviction, for an indictable offence; or
the person is convicted of an offence against this Act; or
the person is a member of the Legislative Assembly; or
the person is a staff member of the institute; or
the Minister asks for the person’s consent to make a request under section 18 in relation to the person and the person does not consent.
If an event mentioned in subsection (1) (a) or (b) happens during the person’s term of office, the person must, unless the person has a reasonable excuse, immediately give notice of the insolvency or disqualification to the Minister.
Maximum penalty—100 penalty units.
For the requirement to give notice of a change in a person’s criminal history, see section 19 .
(sec.17-ssec.1) A person is disqualified from becoming or continuing as a council member if— the person is an insolvent under administration; or the person is disqualified from managing corporations because of the Corporations Act , part 2D .6; or the person has a conviction, other than a spent conviction, for an indictable offence; or the person is convicted of an offence against this Act; or the person is a member of the Legislative Assembly; or the person is a staff member of the institute; or the Minister asks for the person’s consent to make a request under section 18 in relation to the person and the person does not consent.
(sec.17-ssec.2) If an event mentioned in subsection (1) (a) or (b) happens during the person’s term of office, the person must, unless the person has a reasonable excuse, immediately give notice of the insolvency or disqualification to the Minister. Maximum penalty—100 penalty units. For the requirement to give notice of a change in a person’s criminal history, see section 19 .
- (a) the person is an insolvent under administration; or
- (b) the person is disqualified from managing corporations because of the Corporations Act , part 2D .6; or
- (c) the person has a conviction, other than a spent conviction, for an indictable offence; or
- (d) the person is convicted of an offence against this Act; or
- (e) the person is a member of the Legislative Assembly; or
- (f) the person is a staff member of the institute; or
- (g) the Minister asks for the person’s consent to make a request under section 18 in relation to the person and the person does not consent.