Plain language law

New Zealand law explained for everyone

Electoral Act 1993

Election petitions - Trial of election petition

242: Decision of court to be final

You could also call this:

"The court's decision is final and cannot be changed."

Illustration for Electoral Act 1993

When you go to the High Court about an election petition, the court's decision is final. You cannot appeal the decision or question it in any way. The court's decision is conclusive and that is the end of the matter.

This text is automatically generated. It might be out of date or be missing some parts. Find out more about how we do this.

This page was last updated on

View the original legislation for this page at https://legislation.govt.nz/act/public/1986/0120/latest/link.aspx?id=DLM310445.

Topics:
Government and voting > ElectionsCrime and justice > Courts and legal help
Previous

241: Irregularities not to invalidate election, or

"Mistakes during an election don't always make it invalid"

Next

243: Certificate of court as to result of election, or

"Court's final decision on an election result"

Part 8Election petitions
Trial of election petition

242Decision of court to be final

  1. All decisions of the High Court under this Part shall be final and conclusive and without appeal, and shall not be questioned in any way.