Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

NORFOLK ISLAND ACT 1979 - SECT 39A

             (1)  A person is entitled to enrolment if, at the time of applying for enrolment, the person:

                     (a)  is at least 18; and

                     (b)  is an Australian citizen; and

                     (c)  has been ordinarily resident within the Territory for 6 months immediately before the application.

             (2)  A person whose name has been removed from the electoral roll under paragraph 7(1)(b) or (c) of the Legislative Assembly Act 1979 (Norfolk Island) is entitled to enrolment if, at the time of applying for enrolment, the person:

                     (a)  is an Australian citizen; and

                     (b)  has been present in the Territory for 150 days of the 240 days immediately before the application.

             (3)  Section 7A of the Legislative Assembly Act 1979 (Norfolk Island), as in force when this section commences, applies for the purposes of subsection (2) of this section in the same way as it applies for the purposes of section 7 of the Legislative Assembly Act 1979 (Norfolk Island).

             (4)  However, if:

                     (a)  a person has been convicted of an offence against a law of the Commonwealth, a State or a Territory; and

                     (b)  the person is under sentence of imprisonment for one year or longer;

the person is not entitled to enrolment under this section during the period of imprisonment.

             (5)  This section has effect despite subsections 6(1) and (2) of the Legislative Assembly Act 1979 (Norfolk Island).