Subscribe | UPI Odd Newsletter Subscribe CANBERRA, Australia, Jan. 17 (UPI) -- A new Australian law imposing lifetime bans on teachers convicted of certain offenses does not apply to a Ku Klux Klan member who helped dispose of a body. The legislation, which took effect Monday, imposes lifetime classroom bans on teachers convicted of offenses including possession of an objectionable film, burglary and supplying dangerous drugs, the Brisbane Courier-Mail reported Tuesday. Advertisement However, the law does not apply to a charge of accessory after the fact to murder, which KKK member and former high school teacher Frederick MacNeil pleaded guilty to after admitting he helped a student dispose of a body. MacNeil was banned from teaching for the maximum five years and could reapply for his registration in 2016 since his crime is not on the list covered by the law, the Courier-Mail said. However, Queensland College of Teachers director John Ryan said MacNeil would be unlikely to receive registration due to the severity of his crime. Read More Hotel chef accused of KKK Halloween prank KKK shirts at school could bring action Dorm named for Klansman may be changed 2nd Georgia school had KKK re-enactment Teacher apologizes for Klan costumes UT may rename dorm that honors Klansman 'Klan letter' seen as possible hoax