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Electoral Act 1993

Election petitions

234: Rules of court

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"Rules for going to court about election problems"

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To follow the rules of court for election petitions, you need to look at the Senior Courts Act 2016. You can find the rules in the Senior Courts Act 2016. The rules of court are made in a specific way for the purposes of this part of the Electoral Act 1993.

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Part 8Election petitions

234Rules of court

  1. Rules of court may be made in the manner prescribed by Senior Courts Act 2016 for the purposes of this Part.

  2. Repealed
Notes
  • Section 234(1): amended, on , by section 183(b) of the Senior Courts Act 2016 (2016 No 48).
  • Section 234(2): repealed, on , by section 3 of the Secondary Legislation Act 2021 (2021 No 7).