Electoral Act 1992

In a proceeding under this Act, a certificate signed by the commissioner stating any of the following matters is evidence of the matters so stated:

that on a specified day a person was, or was not, enrolled for an electorate;

that, in relation to an election, a person was or was not—

an eligible overseas elector; or

an Antarctic elector; or

an elector serving a sentence of imprisonment outside the ACT;

that a person was, or was not, declared as a candidate for an election;

that a nomination of a person to be a candidate in an election was rejected;

that an election was duly held;

that a person was, or was not, given a ballot paper for an election;

that a person voted, or failed to vote, in an election;

that on a stated day, or during a stated period, a stated person was, or was not, registered as the reporting agent of a stated registered party, MLA or candidate;

that on a stated day, or during a stated period, no reporting agent was registered for a stated registered party, MLA or candidate;

that on a specified day a person was, or was not, an officer;

that on a specified day a person was, or was not, the delegate of the electoral commission or the commissioner.

In subsection (1), a reference to a person or thing is a reference to a person or thing specified in the certificate.