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Originating application for inquiry relating to an election (Form 85)

Originating application for inquiry relating to an election (Form 85)

Word (DOCX)
Court form Form 85 Federal Court of AustraliaFederal Court Rules 2011
v28defce9 Updated 6 July 2026
Preview of the first page of Originating application for inquiry relating to an election (Form 85)
Preview - first page of the form

How to lodge - See instructions

  1. 1

    Assemble the form

    Pull the latest Originating application for inquiry relating to an election (Form 85) into your practice management system. Your matter details (the parties, court file details, and your firm details) populate the form automatically, on your own machine.

  2. 2

    Review and check

    Confirm the populated fields are correct and complete any office-use or matter-specific fields the catalogue does not fill.

  3. 3

    Lodge the form

    Rule 34.07(5)

Lodgement notesRule 34.07(5)

This form maps to the published matter-field vocabulary, so your practice management system fills it from your matter data - on your own machine. Practice management systems can fetch and assemble it through the document assembly API.

View the official form on the Federal Court of Australia website