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Electoral Act 1993

Election petitions - General provisions

259: Time for presentation of an election petition to Court of Appeal

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"When to take an election problem to the Court of Appeal: you have 28 days"

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If you want to present an election petition to the Court of Appeal under section 258, you must do it within 28 days. This 28-day time frame starts from the date the Electoral Commission makes a declaration under section 193(5). You can find more information about this declaration in section 193(5) and about election petitions in section 258.

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Part 8Election petitions
General provisions

259Time for presentation of an election petition to Court of Appeal

  1. An election petition under section 258 shall be presented within 28 days of the date of the declaration made under section 193(5) by the Electoral Commission.

Notes
  • Section 259: amended, on , by section 32(1)(a) of the Electoral (Administration) Amendment Act 2010 (2010 No 26).
  • Section 259: amended, on , by section 85 of the Electoral Amendment Act (No 2) 1995 (1995 No 61).