Commonwealth Consolidated Regulations

HIGH COURT RULES 2004 - RULE 32.03

32.03.1     The Court or a Justice may order a party to deliver to another party particulars, or further and better particulars, of any matter alleged by that party.

32.03.2     When the petition, not being a petition merely claiming a fresh count of the votes actually counted at the election, claims the seat for a person who has not been returned as a Member or Senator, alleging that that person had a majority of valid votes, each party shall within such time as is fixed by the Court or a Justice file and serve on all other parties to the petition a list of the ballot - papers or classes of ballot - papers intended to be claimed or objected to, specifying in the case of ballot - papers objected to, the ground of objection on which it is intended to rely.

32.03.3     An objection shall not be entertained against the validity of a ballot - paper upon a ground not specified in the lists filed and served except by leave of the Court or a Justice and upon such terms as to amendment of the list, adjournment and payment of costs as the Court or Justice orders.