Electoral Act 1993
Reversal of disqualification procured through perjury
- Jurisdiction
- New Zealand
- Provision
- 228
- Source language
- English
- Recorded status
- in force
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- Recorded status
- in force
Provision text
Official sourceWhere the name of any person is entered on the Corrupt Practices List for any district by reason of any conviction or any report by the High Court, and any witness who gave evidence against that person in the proceedings resulting in that conviction or report is convicted of perjury in respect of that evidence, that person may apply to the High Court, and that court, if satisfied that the conviction or report so far as it relates to that person was based on perjury, may order that the name of that person be removed from the Corrupt Practices List. 1956 No 107 s 154
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Electoral Act 1993 · legislation.govt.nz · Retrieved 18 August 2026.
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