Review Pursuant to the Constitution S155(2)(b): Application by the Electoral Commission; Re Southern Highlands Elections Act 1979
| Jurisdiction | Papua New Guinea |
| Citation | [1991] PNGLR 372 |
| Date | 31 October 1991 |
| Court | Supreme Court |
| Year | 1991 |
Supreme Court: Kapi DCJ, Konilio J, Andrew J
Judgment Delivered: 31 October 1991
1 Elections—provincial assembly—election petition—form of petition—compliance with regulation as to filing etc. mandatory—compliance—pre–requisite to jurisdiction—no power to dispense with compliance—s184 Provincial Government (Electoral Provisions) Regulations 1977, s185 Provincial Government (Electoral Provisions) Regulations 1977 (as applied to the Southern Highlands Province)
2 Parliament—Elections—Election petition—Form of petition—Compliance with regulations as to filing etc. mandatory—Compliance pre–requisite to jurisdiction—No power to dispense with compliance—Provincial Government (Electoral Provisions) Regulation 1977 (as applied to the Southern Highlands Province) s184, s185.
3 Compliance with s185(e) is strict and mandatory and an electoral petition must be filed in the Registry of the National Court at Port Moresby.
4 Mapun Papol v Antony Temo and The Electoral Commission [1981] PNGLR 178 and SCR No 4 of 1982; Delba Biri v Bill Ninkama [1982] PNGLR 342 referred to
5 National Court Act (Ch38), National Court Rules, Organic Law on National Elections, Provincial Government (Electoral Provisions) Regulation (Ch56), Southern...
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