One Nation senator Rod Culleton is expected to face a High Court challenge to his eligibility to run for parliament.
Attorney-General George Brandis said in a statement on Wednesday the Senate would be asked to refer to the court whether the West Australian senator was eligible for election because a larceny conviction stood in May when the federal poll was called.
Under the constitution, a conviction on an offence which carries a jail term of a year or more disqualifies a person from sitting in parliament.
The 2014 NSW conviction was later annulled, but Senator Culleton pleaded guilty to the charge at a subsequent hearing with no conviction recorded.
Senator Culleton told reporters in Perth there was a “dark cloud” over him and that he ma…
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