rumour that is - The ALAEA is funding you legal fees, is this correct.
No, not correct. Steve Re and I have engaged Counsel at $3000 per day or part there of. We have both applied for legal aid and if that is rejected will use our own election fighting fund that we have all been contributing to over the past couple of years. We also have countless offers of donations so i think we should have it covered.
The ALAEA will choose to do what they will with the case. Both Re and I have stood aside from any decision related to the election. The case is between us and the AEC. Interested parties can also supply a submission and I assume there will be two other parties.
1. The ALAEA who if the decision remains may be adversly effected because no LAME could ever hold the senior position in the union and also "manage the office and employees" as the rules say they should.
2. The bloke who is running against me who wants a free ride into the position without the support of the members.
Happy to answer any further questions.