18. Disqualifications
Every person, nevertheless, shall be disqualified from being enrolled as an elector, or if enrolled, from voting at any election, who ¾
(a) is of unsound mind; or
(b) has been attainted of treason;
(c) is serving or is yet to serve a sentence or sentences of detention (imposed under the Young Offenders Act 1994 or the Child Welfare Act 1947), or imprisonment, totalling one year or longer;
(ca) is serving or is yet to serve indefinite imprisonment imposed under Part 14 of the Sentencing Act 1995;
(cb) is subject to an order under section 282(c)(iii) or (d)(ii), 653 or 693(4) of The Criminal Code;
(cc) is subject to an order under repealed section 19(6a)(a), 661 or 662 of The Criminal Code;
(cd) is, or is taken to be, a mentally impaired accused as defined in the Criminal Law (Mentally Impaired Accused) Act 1996; or
(d) is the holder of a temporary entry permit for the purposes of the Migration Act 1958, of the Parliament of the Commonwealth as amended from time to time, or is a prohibited immigrant under that Act.
[Section 18 amended by No. 39 of 1934 s. 2; No. 58 of 1951 s. 3; No. 51 of 1962 s. 3; No. 68 of 1964 s. 6; No. 39 of 1979 s. 7; No. 78 of 1995 s. 35; No. 69 of 1996 s. 23; No. 84 of 2004 s. 82.]