Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

COMMONWEALTH ELECTORAL ACT 1918 - SECT 386

    Any person who:

  (a)   is convicted of an offence against:

  (i)   section   326 or 327 of this Act or section   83.4 of the Criminal Code ; or

  (ii)   an offence against section   11.1 of the Criminal Code that relates to an offence referred to in subparagraph   (i); or

  (b)   is found by the Court of Disputed Returns to have committed or attempted to commit bribery or undue influence, within the meaning of Part   XXII, when a candidate;

shall, during a period of 2 years from the date of the conviction or finding, be incapable of being chosen or of sitting as a Member of either House of the Parliament.