Electoral Act 1993

Corrupt and illegal practices - General provisions

228: Reversal of disqualification procured through perjury

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"Getting your name removed from the Corrupt Practices List if someone lied about you"

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If you are on the Corrupt Practices List because someone lied about you in court, you can ask the High Court to remove your name. This can happen if a witness who gave evidence against you is found guilty of perjury, which means they lied under oath. The High Court can then decide to take your name off the list if they believe the reason you were put on the list was because of the lies told by the witness.

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Part 7Corrupt and illegal practices
General provisions

228Reversal of disqualification procured through perjury

  1. Where the name of any person is entered on the Corrupt Practices List for any district by reason of any conviction or any report by the High Court, and any witness who gave evidence against that person in the proceedings resulting in that conviction or report is convicted of perjury in respect of that evidence, that person may apply to the High Court, and that court, if satisfied that the conviction or report so far as it relates to that person was based on perjury, may order that the name of that person be removed from the Corrupt Practices List.