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HIGH COURT AMENDMENT RULES 1998 (NO. 2) 1998 NO. 298

STATUTORY RULES 1998 No. 298

Issued by the authority of the Justices of the High Court of Australia

AMENDMENTS TO THE HIGH COURT RULES

1. Order 68 Rule 2A

The provisions of Order 68 of the High Court Rules relate to petitions filed in the High Court of Australia sitting as the Court of Disputed Returns for federal elections. The amendment to Order 68 prescribes a form (Form 70) for election petitions. Form 70 provides an outline of how an election petition should be prepared and presented, taking into account the requisites of petitions prescribed in Part XXII of the Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918 (Cth).

2. First Schedule

The precedent forms in the First Schedule are amended by the addition of Form 70.