Constitutional Convention (Election) Act 2011
123Inquiries by Court
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123 Inquiries by Court (1) For deciding the application, the Court of Disputed Returns may inquire into any of the following: (a) the identity of voters; (b) whether votes were improperly admitted or rejected; (c) whether the result of polling was correctly ascertained. (2) However, the Court must: (a) not inquire into the correctness of the roll; and (b) take the roll to be conclusive evidence that the persons enrolled were, at the close of roll, entitled to be enrolled. (3) In addition, the qualification of a person enrolled cannot be questioned.