It has taken 7 months to get to this point after hearing what are only the technical points of law from the Electoral Commission and the City of Onkaparinga over why I should not be heard. But we have heard nothing of the facts of this case.
I believe that when the truth comes out in full it will reveal a very broken system that needs to be rebuilt from the ground up and as such this is a matter of the most extreme Public Interest.
Consequently I have a real obligation to take this matter further. I will be instructing my legal team to take today’s decision to a higher Court as soon as possible.
I mean to show the public how during the 2022 local election for the City of Onkaparinga the Electoral Commission flouted its own rules and governing legislation to produce a result in which no reasonable person could have confidence. This can only mean the Courts should declare the election void.
During my election campaign for Mayor I ran alongside 11 like-minded candidates for the Councillor positions with the intention of cutting the massive overspending and waste within the City of Onkaparinga and to give residents a genuine say in the running of their city.
I have alleged that elements within the Council did everything they could to shut us down by circulating documents which amount to criminal defamation.
Mark Nielsen
0414 969 490
mark@mark4mayor.net
14 July 2023