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Electoral Act 1993

Election petitions - Trial of election petition

243: Certificate of court as to result of election

You could also call this:

"Court's final decision on an election result"

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When you are dealing with a trial about an election petition, the court looks at the result. The court decides if the person who was elected was elected fairly or not. They also decide if someone else should have been elected, or if the election was not valid.

The court then writes down their decision and sends it to the Speaker. You can find more information about this in section 229(3). The court's decision is final and cannot be changed.

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Part 8Election petitions
Trial of election petition

243Certificate of court as to result of election

  1. At the conclusion of the trial of an election petition to which section 229(3) applies, the court shall determine whether the member whose election or return is complained of, or any and what other person, was duly elected or returned, or whether the election was void, and shall forthwith certify in writing the determination to the Speaker, and the determination so certified shall be final to all intents and purposes.