Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00152:section:94:p2
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00152
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 94 (pt 2/4)
Character Range: 212574–215186

within 6 years after ceasing to reside in Australia;
 (d) the person ceases to be entitled to enrolment.
 (6) Subject to subsection (13), if a person who is an eligible overseas elector does not cease to reside in Australia within 3 months after the day on which he or she applied under subsection (1) to be treated as an eligible overseas elector, the person ceases to be entitled to be treated as an eligible overseas elector.
 (6A) Paragraph (5)(a) and subsection (6) do not apply to a person who is an eligible overseas elector whose application under subsection (1) was made after the person ceased to reside in Australia.
 (7) If a person who is an eligible overseas elector again becomes resident in Australia within 6 years after ceasing to reside in Australia, the person ceases to be entitled to be treated as an eligible overseas elector at the end of 1 month after the day on which he or she again became resident in Australia.
 (8) Where a person who is an eligible overseas elector in relation to a Subdivision by virtue of this section:
 (a) ceases to have the intention to resume residing in Australia within the period (in this subsection referred to as the relevant period) of 6 years after the day on which he or she ceased to reside in Australia; and
 (b) intends to resume residing in Australia at some time after the expiration of the relevant period;
and applies, within 3 months before the expiration of the relevant period, to the Electoral Commissioner to be treated as an eligible overseas elector for a further period of 1 year commencing on the expiration of the relevant period, the Electoral Commissioner shall annotate the Roll for that Subdivision so as to indicate that the eligible overseas elector is to be treated as an eligible overseas elector for that further period of 1 year.
 (9) Where a person who:
 (a) is being treated as an eligible overseas elector in relation to a Subdivision for a further period (in this subsection referred to as the relevant period) of 1 year in pursuance of an application made under subsection (8) or under this subsection; and
 (b) intends to resume residing in Australia;
applies, within 3 months before the expiration of the relevant period, to the Electoral Commissioner to be treated as an eligible overseas elector for a further period of 1 year commencing on the expiration of the relevant period, the Electoral Commissioner shall annotate the Roll for that Subdivision so as to indicate that the eligible overseas elector is to be treated as an eligible overseas elector for that further period of 1 year.
 (10) An application under