Norma Said:

do any Australians know what the penalties are for not being enrolled to vote?

We Answered:

I'm a US citizen but see no one answered so I looked a little. Quoting from an AU gov website under Q & A:

I haven't been enrolled for the last XX years. Will I be penalised?
If you fill in an enrolment form now, you won't be penalised.

Where a person may have overlooked the responsibility to enrol and vote, the AEC's main interest is to ensure that eligible people do actually enrol.

Section 101 (7) of the Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918 states,

"Where a person sends or delivers a claim for enrolment, or for transfer of enrolment, to a Divisional Returning Officer or an Australian Electoral Officer, proceedings shall not be instituted against that person for any offence - committed before the claim was so sent or delivered."

This means that once a person gives the AEC a completed enrolment form, we cannot prosecute the person for not enrolling before, no matter how long he or she has technically been in breach of the law.

Therefore you can be assured that anyone who may have overlooked correct enrolment in the past and who decides to now enrol to vote a federal elections may do so without any fear of incurring a penalty.

http://aec.gov.au/FAQs/Enrolment.htm#not…

http://aec.gov.au/index.htm

Frances Said:

If Someone turns 18 on thee 24th of November, and is enrolled to vote, do they vote?

We Answered:

if his birth certificate says he is 18 on nov 24 hes voting

Mary Said:

what will happen if your 18 or say 25 and you are not enrolled to vote?

We Answered:

Nothing will happen but you should register and start voting...assuming you're a US citizen.