Constituency Election Petition Rules 2008 (SR 2008/383)

2008/383

Constituency Election Petition Rules 2008

Anand Satyanand, Governor-General

Order in Council

At Wellington this 6th day of October 2008

Present:
His Excellency the Governor-General in Council

Pursuant to section 234 of the Electoral Act 1993 and sections 51C and 51D of the Judicature Act 1908, His Excellency the Governor-General, acting on the advice and with the consent of the Executive Council, and with the concurrence of the Right Honourable the Chief Justice and at least 2 other members of the Rules Committee (of whom at least 1 was a Judge of the High Court), makes the following rules.

Contents

Preliminary provisions

Petitions

Service of petition

Advertisement of petition

Representation of respondents

Security for costs

Particulars of objections

Trial of petition

Withdrawal of petition

Abatement of petition

Withdrawal and substitution of respondent before trial

Administrative information


Rules