A candidate for a Victorian seat has admitted in her nomination paperwork to be ineligible to run for federal parliament.
Julie Hoskin is the candidate for Fraser Anning's Conservative National Party in the seat of Bendigo.
She ticked the "yes" box on a form, published on the Australian Electoral Commission website, declaring she is an undischarged bankrupt - which disqualifies her from being an MP under the constitution.
However, she also states on the form she is appealing her bankruptcy in the courts.
"This is an injustice and a wrongful decision," she wrote.
"I have been illegally and unlawfully recently declared bankrupt ... I strongly deny that I should be placed in bankruptcy."
The AEC said it was unable to comment on individual candidates and had "no power to make any determination in relation to the qualification checklist in a person's nomination, except as to whether the person has answered every mandatory question, and provided additional documentation where required".
"The candidate must be satisfied that the additional documents support their contentions in the qualification checklist and that they are qualified under the constitution and the laws of the commonwealth to be elected as a senator or a member of the House of Representatives."
The AEC has taken action against another candidate, former senator Rod Culleton, over his candidate eligibility form.
Federal police are considering whether Mr Culleton, who is running for the Senate in Western Australia, should be charged with making a false statement over the fact he did not declare his bankruptcy in his election paperwork.
