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Article 38 Disqualifications for membership

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No person shall be appointed to be a member of the corporation who—

(a)

is a member of the Legislature of a Territory; or

(b)

has, under any enactment in force in any part of the Commonwealth—

(i)

been adjudged or otherwise declared bankrupt or insolvent and has not been discharged or rehabilitated; or

(ii)

made an assignment to, or arrangement or composition with, his creditors which has not been rescinded or set aside; or

(c)

has within the immediately preceding five years served a sentence of imprisonment (by whatever name called) exceeding six months imposed (otherwise than as an alternative to, or in default of, the payment of a fine) in any part of the Commonwealth, and has not received a free pardon in respect of the offence for which he was sentenced.