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FEDERAL COURT RULES 2011 - RULE 32.14

Lists of votes claimed or objected to

  (1)   If a petition:

  (a)   claims a Parliamentary seat for a person who has not been returned as a Senator or member of the House of Representatives; and

  (b)   claims that the person had a majority of valid votes;

each party must, at least 7 days before the date of the trial of a petition, file a list of the ballot - papers or classes of ballot - papers intended to be claimed or objected to.

  (2)   Subrule (1) does not apply if the petition only claims a fresh count of the votes counted at the election.

  (3)   If a party's list includes ballot - papers that are objected to, the list must include the grounds of objection on which the party intends to rely.


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