Disqualification
You are disqualified for membership of a council if you:
- are a member of the Legislative Assembly, the Legislative Council, the House of Representatives or the Senate (or have been elected as such a member but have not yet taken office); or
- are a member of the council of another local government; or
- are a bankrupt or a person whose affairs are under insolvency laws; or
- are in prison serving a sentence for a crime; or
- have been convicted of a serious local government offence within the last 5 years (unless the court waived the disqualification); or
- have been convicted of an offence for which the indictable penalty was or included —
i. imprisonment for life; or
ii. imprisonment for more than 5 years;
OR
- are subject to a court order disqualifying you from being a member of a council because you have misapplied local government funds or property.