The Liberal candidate for Isaacs, Robbie Beaton, has been referred to the Australian Federal Police by the Australian Electoral Fee to find out if he supplied a false handle on his enrolment kind.
Final week, Beaton instructed The Age he lives in Camberwell, about 20km from the Bridge Resort in Mordialloc, Victoria, which is the residence he gave to the AEC.
"The AEC is conscious of feedback made within the media not too long ago by Mr Beaton about his enrolled handle," the AEC stated in a press release.
"Following Mr Beaton's candidate nomination for the 2022 federal election we've got reviewed the declarations made on Mr Beaton's enrolment and nomination varieties. There's concern as as to if the data supplied by him concerning his residential handle on these varieties is fake.
"The AEC has referred this matter to the AFP for investigation."
The AEC additionally issued a press release about one other Victorian candidate in the present day.
Unbiased Despi O'Connor is looking for to take Greg Hunt's seat of Flinders because the outgoing well being minister retires from politics, however has suspended her marketing campaign on account of issues over her eligibility.
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On Wednesday, O'Connor issued a press release saying she could also be prohibited from being elected to parliament as she's employed by the Victorian Division of Training.
"I have been made conscious of Part 44(vi) of the Australian Structure. This provision states that 'any one who holds any workplace of revenue underneath the Crown … shall be incapable of being chosen or of sitting as a member of the Home of Representatives'," the assertion stated.
"In sensible phrases, which means that as a result of I'm technically employed within the Victorian public college system, I'm thought-about to be 'taking advantage of the Crown' and could possibly be ineligible to be chosen or sit as a federal Parliamentarian."
O'Connor has been on go away with out pay for the final 18 months.
The AEC stated if O'Connor wins Flinders, her eligibility must be decided by the Courtroom of Disputed Returns.
"The election within the seat of Flinders will proceed together with all candidates as declared and Ms O'Connor's identify will seem on the poll paper for the Division of Flinders," the AEC stated in a press release.
"Poll papers have been printed and distributed throughout the nation for early voting to start on Monday and lots of postal voters have already acquired their postal voting packs.
"If Ms O'Connor is elected, her eligibility to function the Member for Flinders should be decided by the Courtroom of Disputed Returns."