Automatic disqualification for offences
206C Automatic disqualification for offences
A person who has been convicted of an offence under this Act or a corresponding co‑operatives law is disqualified from managing co‑operatives during the period of 5 years after the conviction or, if sentenced to imprisonment, after his or her release from prison.
A person who has, whether before or after the commencement of the Co‑operatives Amendment Act 2016 section 61, been convicted of an offence under a previous law of this or any other jurisdiction relating to co‑operatives is disqualified from managing co‑operatives during the period of 5 years after the conviction or, if sentenced to imprisonment, after his or her release from prison.
In proceedings for an offence arising under this Division in relation to this section, a certificate by an authority prescribed by the regulations stating that a person has been convicted of an offence under a stated law on a stated date is evidence the person was convicted of that offence on that date.
In proceedings for an offence arising under this Division in relation to this section, a certificate by an authority prescribed by the regulations stating that a person was released from prison on a stated date is evidence the person was released from prison on that date.
[Section 206C inserted: No. 7 of 2016 s. 61.]
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