Reference pursuant to s18(2) of the Constitution concerning Interpretation and Application of s208(a) of the Organic Law on National Elections; Sir Barry Holloway v Aita Ivarato and Electoral Commissioner [1988] PNGLR 99
| Jurisdiction | Papua New Guinea |
| Court | Supreme Court |
| Date | 01 July 1988 |
| Citation | [1988] PNGLR 99 |
| Docket Number | SCR No 2 of 1988 |
| Year | 1988 |
Full Title: SCR No 2 of 1988; Reference pursuant to s18(2) of the Constitution concerning Interpretation and Application of s208(a) of the Organic Law on National Elections; Sir Barry Holloway v Aita Ivarato and Electoral Commissioner [1988] PNGLR 99
Supreme Court: Kapi DCJ, Los J, Hinchliffe J
Judgment Delivered: 1 July 1988
1 Elections—Parliament—meaning of "facts" under Organic Law on National Elections s208(a)—manner of pleading facts
2 PARLIAMENT—Elections—Disputed election petition—Practice and procedure—Form of petition—Statutory requirements—"Facts" relied upon to invalidate petition—Manner of pleading—Organic Law on National Elections (Ch1), s208(a)—National Court Rules, O8, r8.
The Organic Law on National Elections (Ch1), s208, provides that:
"A petition [disputing the validity of an election or return under s206] shall:
(a) set out the facts relied on to invalidate the election or return . . . "
On a reference to the Supreme Court under s18(1) of the Constitution,
Held:
The "facts" which must be set out under s208(a) of the Organic Law on National Elections are the material or relevant facts which would indicate or constitute a ground or grounds upon which the election or return might be invalidated, but not the evidence by which it or they might be proved. The purpose...
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