Queensland Consolidated Acts

INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS ACT 2016 - SECT 702

702 Definitions for part

In this part—

"candidate" means a candidate for election or appointment to an office for an organisation.

"convicted of a disqualifying offence" means being found guilty of a disqualifying offence, on a plea of guilty or otherwise, whether or not a conviction was recorded.

"convicted person" —

(a) means a person who—

(i) has been convicted on indictment of a disqualifying offence; or

(ii) without limiting subparagraph (i) , has served or is serving a prison term for a violent offence; and

(b) includes a person convicted, before this part commenced, of an offence that, apart from the non-commencement of this part, would have been a disqualifying offence.

(a) against an Act or a law of the State or another jurisdiction, involving fraud or dishonesty punishable on conviction by imprisonment for 3 months or more; or

(b) against this chapter involving a failure to keep ballot records, to comply with a direction or to give information or documents for an election or ballot; or

(c) against section 680 , 849 , 896 or 897 ; or

(d) involving the formation, registration or management of an association, corporation or organisation; or

(e) that is a violent offence.

(a) intentional use of violence towards another person; or

(b) causing of death or injury to a person; or

(c) damage or destruction of property.