Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918

Upon receiving such an application, the Electoral Commission must:

reconsider the decision; and

decide to:

affirm the decision; or

vary the decision; or

set aside the decision and make another decision.

The Electoral Commission must give to the relevant agent a notice stating the decision on the reconsideration together with a statement of the reasons for the decision.

If the Electoral Commission’s decision on the reconsideration would require an amount, or an additional amount, of election funding to be paid, the Electoral Commission must pay the amount within 20 days of the day of its decision.

The Electoral Commission may not delegate its power under subsection (1).

Subsections 141(5) and (6) apply in relation to a decision under this section in the same way as those subsections apply to a reviewable decision made by the Electoral Commission under subsection 141(2) or (4).