Reply to application

In force

(1) A person given notice of the application may contest the application by:

(a)

filing a reply with an Associate Judge; and

(b)

giving a copy of the reply to the applicant.

(2)

The person must comply with subsection (1) not later than:

(a)

7 days after the person receives the notice; or

(b)

the further time the Court of Disputed Returns allows.

(3)

The reply must:

(a)

state the facts on which the person proposes to reply; and

(b)

ask for the relief to which the person claims to be entitled; and

(c)

be signed by the person; and

(d) for a reply by a person other than the Commission – be signed by 2 witnesses whose occupations and addresses are specified.

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