Page 1193 - Week 04 - Thursday, 21 April 1994

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MS FOLLETT (Chief Minister and Treasurer) (3.33): Madam Speaker, I am advised that the answer to Ms Szuty's question is that it is a drafting convention. An "l" is too readily confused with a "1", so it is not used.

Amendments agreed to.

MR HUMPHRIES (3.33): Madam Speaker, I move amendment zr., which reads:

zr. Page 112, line 2, after proposed new section 258 insert the following sections:

Withdrawal and abatement of application

"258A. (1) In this section -

'election application' means an application disputing the validity of an election made in accordance with section 254;

'leave application' means an application for leave to withdraw an election application.

"(2) An applicant may withdraw an election application only with the leave of the Supreme Court.

"(3) An applicant is not entitled to make a leave application unless notice of the applicant's intention to do so has been -

(a) pubished in a daily newspaper circulating in the electorate to which the relevant election application relates; and

(b) given to the Commissioner and to each of the respondents to the relevant election application.

"(4) A leave application shall not be made without the consent of all the applicants to the relevant election application.

"(5) The following persons are entitled to appear as respondents to a leave application:

(a) the Commissioner;

(b) a respondent to the relevant election application;

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