fox2263 comments on When your most obnoxious coworker starts up with their bullshit again

[–] fox2263@lemmy.world 5 points 11 months ago (2 children)

Should that not prevent from running for something you have to be elected in???

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[–] zero_gravitas@aussie.zone [S] 6 points 11 months ago (1 child)

Not sure if it would have prevented her running for office again, but in any case the conviction was overturned on appeal: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pauline_Hanson#Fraud_conviction_and_reversal

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[–] TrippaSnippa@aussie.zone 3 points 11 months ago

The constitution only renders you ineligible to sit in Parliament while you are under sentence or subject to sentencing. Once you've served your sentence you are eligible again.

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