Commonwealth of Australia Constitution
Disqualification.
- Jurisdiction
- Australia
- Provision
- 44
- Source language
- English
- Recorded status
- in force
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- in force
Provision text
Official sourceAny person who— (i.) Is under any acknowledgment of allegiance, obedience, or adherence to a foreign power, or is a subject or a citizen or entitled to the rights or privileges of a subject or a citizen of a foreign power: or (ii.) Is attainted of treason, or has been convicted and is under sentence, or subject to be sentenced, for any offence punishable under the law of the Commonwealth or of a State by imprisonment for one year or longer: or (iii.) Is an undischarged bankrupt or insolvent: or
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Commonwealth of Australia Constitution · legislation.gov.au · Retrieved 18 August 2026.
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