258General powers of Court

258 General powers of Court (1) In conducting the hearing, the Court of Disputed Returns may: (a) compel the attendance of witnesses or the production of documents; or (b) examine witnesses on oath; or (c) receive evidence on affidavit or by statutory declaration. (2) In addition, in conducting the hearing of an application the Court may: (a) grant to a party to the proceeding leave to: (i) inspect, in the presence of an officer nominated by the Court, the rolls and other documents (except ballot papers) used for the election to which the application relates; and (ii) take, in the presence of the officer, extracts from the rolls and documents; or (b) permit, at any stage of a proceeding and on the terms it considers appropriate, the amendments to the application or other pleadings it considers appropriate.