Rowe v Electoral Commissioner
Encyclopedia
Rowe v Electoral Commissioner (2010) is a High Court of Australia
case dealing with the validity of Commonwealth legislation that sought to restrict the time in which a voter may seek to enrol in an election (or alter their enrolment details) after the writs for such an election have been issued by the Governor General.
One of those provisions, s 102(4), prevents the Electoral Commissioner from considering claims for enrolment lodged after 8 pm on the date of the issue of writs for an election for the House of Representatives or the Senate until after the close of polling. Another provision, s 102( 4AA), prevents consideration of claims for transfer of enrolment from one divisional roll to another from 8 pm on the date of the close of the rolls for an election until after the close of polling.
A third provision, s 155, provides that the rolls close on the third working day after the date of the writs.
High Court of Australia
The High Court of Australia is the supreme court in the Australian court hierarchy and the final court of appeal in Australia. It has both original and appellate jurisdiction, has the power of judicial review over laws passed by the Parliament of Australia and the parliaments of the States, and...
case dealing with the validity of Commonwealth legislation that sought to restrict the time in which a voter may seek to enrol in an election (or alter their enrolment details) after the writs for such an election have been issued by the Governor General.
One of those provisions, s 102(4), prevents the Electoral Commissioner from considering claims for enrolment lodged after 8 pm on the date of the issue of writs for an election for the House of Representatives or the Senate until after the close of polling. Another provision, s 102( 4AA), prevents consideration of claims for transfer of enrolment from one divisional roll to another from 8 pm on the date of the close of the rolls for an election until after the close of polling.
A third provision, s 155, provides that the rolls close on the third working day after the date of the writs.