Discretion where elected or additional member convicted of indictable offence
26 Discretion where elected or additional member convicted of indictable offence
If the senate considers it would be reasonable, having regard to the circumstances of the indictable offence mentioned in section 23(1)(b) or 24(1)(i) of which a person has been convicted, the senate may—
if the person was an elected or additional member when convicted—give notice to the person that the person is restored as an elected or additional member, and may be subsequently re-elected or reappointed, despite the conviction; or
otherwise—give written approval for the person to become an elected or additional member despite the conviction.
On the day the person receives a notice under subsection (1)(a)—
the person is restored as an elected or additional member; and
if another person has been elected or appointed to fill the vacancy—the other person’s membership of the senate ends.
If a person is restored as an elected or additional member under subsection (2), the person’s term of office as a member ends when it would have ended if the person had not been convicted of the offence.
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