125Method of disputing elections and returns

#### 125 Method of disputing elections and returns 125 Method of disputing elections and returns > > (1) The validity of an election for a councillor to represent a Region, or of any return or statement showing the voting in any such election, may be disputed by an application to the Court, and not otherwise. > > > (2) Any person may make an application to the Court under this section within 28 days after the returning officer has publicly declared the result of the election that is the subject of the application. > > > (3) For the purposes of deciding an application under this section— > > > > > (a) the Court has the same powers as are conferred by the [Electoral Act 2017](/view/html/inforce/current/act-2017-066), section 225 on the Court of Disputed Returns, and > > > > > (b) a reference in that section to the Electoral Commission is taken to include an electoral services provider engaged by the New South Wales Aboriginal Land Council to administer the election. > > > (4) The returning officer is entitled to be represented at the hearing of an application under this section. > > **s 125:** Ins 2001 No 118, Sch 1 \[17\]. Subst 2006 No 111, Sch 1 \[47\]. Am 2017 No 66, Sch 8.1; 2022 No 68, Sch 2.1\[19\].