Australian Capital Territory Numbered Regulations

VETERINARY SURGEONS REGULATION 2015 (NO 39 OF 2015) - REG 89

    (1)     The Court of Disputed Elections must not make a declaration under section 86 (1) (a), (b) or (c) on the ground that there was a delay in—

        (a)     declaring the nominations for the election; or

        (b)     declaring the result of the election.

    (2)     The Court of Disputed Elections must not make a declaration under section 86 (1) (a), (b) or (c) on the ground of an absence of, or error or omission by, the electoral commissioner or an officer unless the absence, error or omission affected, or was likely to have affected, the result of the election.

    (3)     In deciding whether an absence, error or omission that prevented an elector from voting affected the result of an election, the Court of Disputed Elections must not have regard to any evidence of the way in which the elector intended to vote.