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Electoral Act 1993

Election petitions - Witnesses

249: Expenses of witnesses

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"Getting help to pay for costs when you give evidence in an election court case"

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If you go to court to give evidence about an election, you might have some expenses. The court can help pay for these expenses, like they do for people who give evidence in other types of court cases. You can find out more about when this applies by looking at section 229(3).

If the court asks you to give evidence, the court will pay your expenses. If someone else asks you to give evidence, the person who asked you will pay your expenses.

The court decides what expenses are reasonable and will pay according to a standard scale used for witnesses in civil court cases.

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Part 8Election petitions
Witnesses

249Expenses of witnesses

  1. The reasonable expenses incurred by any person in appearing to give evidence at the trial of an election petition to which section 229(3) applies, according to the scale allowed to witnesses on the trial of civil actions, may be allowed to him or her by the court.

  2. Any such expenses, if the witness was called and examined by the court, shall be deemed to be part of the expenses of the court, and in other cases shall be deemed to be costs of the petition.