Northern Territory Consolidated Acts

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REFERENDUMS ACT - SECT 68

Exercise of powers

68. Exercise of powers

(1) The Tribunal must not exercise the power referred to in section 66(1)(j) or (k) -

(a) on the ground of an action that occurred; or

(b) on the ground of the commission of an offence against this Act,

unless it is satisfied -

(c) that the result of the referendum was likely to have been affected by that action or the commission of the offence; and

(d) that it is just that the Tribunal exercise that power.

(2) The Tribunal must not -

(a) in determining whether the actions of an officer affected the results of a referendum, admit evidence of the manner in which a person, who was wrongly prevented from voting at a referendum by an officer, would have voted; or

(b) admit evidence from a person referred to in paragraph (a) unless the person satisfies the Tribunal that he or she was wrongly prevented from voting.



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