Queensland Consolidated Acts

JUSTICES OF THE PEACE AND COMMISSIONERS FOR DECLARATIONS ACT 1991 - SECT 17A

17A Disqualifying convictions

(1) A
"disqualifying conviction" is—

(a) a conviction, including a spent conviction, for—

(i) an indictable offence; or

(ii) an offence involving dishonesty; or

(iii) an offence involving a breach of confidentiality; or

(iv) an offence against this Act; or

(b) a conviction, including a spent conviction, for an offence for which a sentence of imprisonment was imposed, even if the sentence was suspended.

(2) However, a conviction of a person is not a
"disqualifying conviction" if the chief executive has granted the person an exemption under section 17B in relation to the conviction.