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REFERENDUM (MACHINERY PROVISIONS) ACT 1984 - SECT 41A Temporary suspension of polling

REFERENDUM (MACHINERY PROVISIONS) ACT 1984 - SECT 41A

Temporary suspension of polling

  (1)   The Electoral Commissioner may temporarily suspend the voting at a referendum for a period if the Electoral Commissioner is satisfied that the suspension of voting 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.

  (2)   If:

  (a)   the voting day for a referendum is the same as that fixed for the polling at an election; and

  (b)   the Electoral Commissioner temporarily suspends the polling at a polling booth for a period under section   240A of the Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918 ;

the Electoral Commissioner must temporarily suspend the voting at the referendum at the polling booth for the same period.