Industrial Relations Act 2016

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—

means a person who—

has been convicted on indictment of a disqualifying offence; or

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

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.

disqualification period see section 709(1).

disqualifying offence means an offence—

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

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

against section 680, 849, 896 or 897; or

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

that is a violent offence.

elected, to an office for an organisation, includes appointed to fill a casual vacancy in the office.

violent offence means an offence involving the—

intentional use of violence towards another person; or

causing of death or injury to a person; or

damage or destruction of property.