Electoral Act 2004
242Reply to application
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242 Reply to application (1) A person given notice of the application may contest the application by filing a reply with the Associate Judge and giving a copy of the reply to the applicant. (2) The person must comply with subsection (1) not later than 7 days after the person receives the notice or 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) if the reply is by a person other than the Commission – be signed by 2 witnesses whose occupations and addresses are stated.