Commonwealth Numbered Acts

REFERENDUM (MACHINERY PROVISIONS) ACT 1984 No. 44, 1984 - SECT 101

101. A petition disputing the validity of a referendum or of a return or
statement showing the voting at a referendum shall-

   (a)  set out the facts relied on to invalidate the referendum, return or
        statement, as the case may be;

   (b)  contain a request asking for the relief to which the petitioner claims
        to be entitled;

   (c)  subject to sub-section 102 (2), be signed by the Attorney-General of
        the Commonwealth for and on behalf of the Commonwealth, the
        Attorney-General of a State for and on behalf of the State or the
        Attorney-General of the Northern Territory for and on behalf of the
        Northern Territory, as the case requires; and

   (d)  be filed in the Registry of the High Court within 40 days after the
        publication in the Gazette of the statement by the
        Electoral Commissioner showing the result of the referendum.