Australian Capital Territory Numbered Regulations Australian Capital Territory Numbered Regulations(1) The validity of an election must not be disputed except by application to the Court of Disputed Elections after the result of the election is declared.
(2) Without limiting subsection (1), if any of the following matters in relation to an election is called into question, the validity of the election is to be taken to be in dispute:
(a) the acceptance or rejection of the nomination of a candidate by the electoral commissioner;
(b) the eligibility of a person to be nominated as a candidate or to be elected;
(c) any matter connected with the distribution, or scrutiny, of ballot papers;
(d) any matter connected with the admission or rejection of votes by the electoral commissioner at the preliminary scrutiny.