(1) Every person,
nevertheless, shall be disqualified from voting at any election, who —
(a) is
of unsound mind; or
(b) has
been attainted of treason; or
(c) is
serving or is yet to serve a sentence of detention (imposed under the
Young Offenders Act 1994 ), or imprisonment, of one year or longer; or
(ca) is
serving or is yet to serve indefinite imprisonment imposed under Part 14 of
the Sentencing Act 1995 ; or
(cb) is
subject to an order under section 279(5)(b) of The Criminal Code ; or
(cc) is
subject to an order under repealed section 19(6a)(a), 282(c)(iii) or (d)(ii),
653, 661, 662 or 693(4) of The Criminal Code ; or
(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.
(2) A person mentioned
in subsection (1)(a), (b) or (d) is disqualified from being enrolled as an
elector.
[Section 18 amended: 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. 34 of 2004 Sch. 2 cl. 8; No.
84 of 2004 s. 82; No. 64 of 2006 s. 18; No. 29 of 2008 s. 32; No. 7 of 2009
s. 7.]
[Heading amended: No. 14 of 2016 s. 28(6).]