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PENALTIES AND SENTENCES ACT 1992 - SECT 15E

15E Meaning of disqualifying offence

(1) A disqualifying offence is--

(a) an offence of a sexual nature; or
(b) an offence against the Drugs Misuse Act 1986, section 5, 6, 8 or 9, other than an offence dealt with, or to be dealt with, summarily; or
(c) an indictable offence involving violence against another person, other than an offence charged under any of the following provisions of the Criminal Code--
Editor's note--
Acts Interpretation Act 1954, section 36--
indictable offence includes an act or omission committed outside Queensland that would be an indictable offence if it were committed in Queensland.

(2) A reference to a provision in subsection (1) or (4) includes a reference to a law of another State or the Commonwealth that corresponds to the provision.

(3) A reference in subsection (1)(c) to an indictable offence includes a reference to an indictable offence dealt with summarily.

(4) In this section--

offence of a sexual nature means an offence defined in the Criminal Code, section 208, 210, 213, 215, 216, 217, 218, 219, 221, 222, 227, 228, 229B, 323A, 323B, 363A or chapter 32.



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