WOULD-BE NSW LIB COUNCILLORS COULD SUE
The NSW Liberals have announced that upon reflection they will not be taking legal action against the state’s electoral commission after missing the deadline to nominate over 100 candidates for September’s local government elections. The Sydney Morning Herald quotes the party as saying it had received advice from senior counsel and “having given consideration to that advice the division will not be taking any legal proceedings”.
Instead, the AAP reports some of the candidates whose nominations were not submitted last week are considering suing the party over the debacle.
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