Local Government Act 2009

A person can not be a councillor—

after the person is convicted of a treason offence, unless the person is pardoned of the treason offence; or

for 10 years after the person is convicted of an electoral offence; or

for 7 years after the person is convicted of a serious integrity offence; or

for 4 years after the person is convicted of an integrity offence; or

for the remainder of the term before the next quadrennial elections, if the person has been dismissed.

A treason offence is an offence of treason, sedition or sabotage under the law of Queensland, another State or the Commonwealth.

An electoral offence is—

a disqualifying electoral offence under the Electoral Act; or

an offence that would be a disqualifying electoral offence had the conviction been recorded after the commencement of the Electoral and Other Acts Amendment Act 2002.

A serious integrity offence is an offence against—

a provision of a law mentioned in schedule 1, part 1 if, for a circumstance stated for the offence (if any), the stated circumstance applies to the offence; or

a provision of a law of another State or the Commonwealth that corresponds to a provision mentioned in paragraph (a).

An integrity offence is an offence against a provision of a law mentioned in schedule 1, part 2 if, for a circumstance stated for the offence (if any), the stated circumstance applies to the offence.

A person automatically stops being a councillor when the person is convicted of any of the following offences (each a disqualifying offence)—

a treason offence; or

an electoral offence; or

a serious integrity offence; or

an integrity offence.

A person is taken to have been convicted of an offence—

if the person appeals the conviction—when the appeal is dismissed, struck out or discontinued; or

if the person does not appeal the conviction—at the end of the time within which an appeal must by law be started.

In this section—

under section 122; or

because of the dissolution of the local government under section 123.