Electoral Act 1992

This section applies if the electoral commission is considering an application for review of an internally reviewable decision.

The electoral commission must—

confirm the decision; or

vary the decision; or

set aside the decision and substitute its own decision.

The commissioner must not—

be present during any deliberation of the electoral commission in relation to the review of the internally reviewable decision; or

take part in any decision of the electoral commission in relation to the review of the internally reviewable decision.

Subsection (3) does not apply to an internally reviewable decision made by a delegate of the commissioner.