UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND ACT 1998 - SECT 23 Ineligibility for membership of senate

UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND ACT 1998 - SECT 23

23 Ineligibility for membership of senate

(1) A person is not eligible to become an elected, appointed or additional member if—

(a) the person is disqualified from managing corporations under the Corporations Act , part 2D .6; or

(b) the person has a conviction for an indictable offence, other than an offence in relation to which the person is not eligible under paragraph (a) .

(2) Also, a person is not eligible to be elected or appointed as an elected, appointed or additional member if the person’s election or appointment as the member would result in the person being a member for more than 12 years, whether continuously or not.

(3) Subsection (2) does not apply to a person if a majority of members agree the person may be elected or appointed as an elected, appointed or additional member.

(4) Subsection (1) (b) is subject to sections 25 and 26 .