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ELECTORAL ACT 2004 - SECT 296

Evidentiary provisions

    (1)     This section applies to a legal proceeding under this Act.

    (2)     A signature purporting to be the signature of the Commissioner is evidence of the signature it purports to be.

    (3)     A certificate purporting to be signed by the Commissioner stating any of the following matters is evidence of the matter:

        (a)     on a day a person was or was not enrolled for a division;

        (b)     a document is a copy of a notice given under this Act;

        (c)     on a day a person was given a notice under this Act;

        (d)     a person was or was not declared to be a candidate for an election;

        (e)     a nomination of a person to be a candidate in an election was rejected;

        (f)     an election was properly held;

        (g)     a person was or was not given a ballot paper for an election;

        (h)     a person voted or failed to vote in an election;

            (i)     on a day or during a period a person was or was not registered as the reporting agent of a registered party or candidate;

        (j)     on a day or during a period no reporting agent was registered for a registered party or candidate;

        (k)     on a day a person was or was not an authorised officer or officer;

        (l)     on a day a person was or was not the delegate of the Commission or Commissioner;

        (m)     a matter prescribed by the Regulations.

    (4)     In subsection (3), a reference to a person or thing is a reference to a person or thing stated in the certificate.



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