16Certificate of election

### 16 Certificate of election > > (1)  [*\[Section 16 Subsection (1) amended by No. 53 of 2004, Sched. 1, Applied:16 Feb 2005\]*](/view/html/inforce/2005-02-16/act-2004-053#JS1@Ja1@GC8@Hpa@EN) After all the votes are counted, the Electoral Commissioner is to– > > > > > > (a) declare the names of the persons who are elected at an election; and > > > > > > > (b) issue a certificate of the result of the election. > > > (2)  [*\[Section 16 Subsection (2) amended by No. 53 of 2004, Sched. 1, Applied:16 Feb 2005\]*](/view/html/inforce/2005-02-16/act-2004-053#JS1@Ja1@GC8@Hpb@EN) The Electoral Commissioner is to cause a copy of the certificate of election to be published in the *Gazette* and in 3 daily newspapers published and circulating in the State. > > > (3)  [*\[Section 16 Subsection (3) amended by No. 53 of 2004, Sched. 1, Applied:16 Feb 2005\]*](/view/html/inforce/2005-02-16/act-2004-053#JS1@Ja1@GC8@Hpc@EN) An eligible elector for an electoral area or the Electoral Commissioner may dispute the result of an election by lodging an application with the Supreme Court within 30 days of the date on which the certificate of election is published in the *Gazette* under [subsection (2)](#GS16@Gs2@EN) . > > > (4)  A person may not dispute the result of an election of members of the Council on the grounds that a person is or is not entitled to vote at the election.