Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

COMMONWEALTH ELECTORAL ACT 1918 - SECT 240A

                   The presiding officer may temporarily suspend the polling for a period if the presiding officer is satisfied that the suspension of polling during that period is justified because of:

                     (a)  riot or open violence; or

                     (b)  the threat of riot or open violence; or

                     (c)  storm, tempest, flood or an occurrence of a similar kind; or

                     (d)  a health hazard; or

                     (e)  a fire or the activation of fire safety equipment (such as sprinklers or alarms); or

                      (f)  any other reason related to:

                              (i)  the safety of voters; or

                             (ii)  difficulties in the physical conduct of the voting.