Northern Territory Consolidated Acts

ELECTORAL ACT - SECT 78

    (1)     The Commissioner may, in writing, declare a specified polling place in a division to be a mobile polling place where votes may be taken by an authorised officer during the mobile polling period.

    (2)     The declaration may specify:

        (a)     classes of electors who may vote at the mobile polling place; and

        (b)     dates and hours during which votes may be cast at the place during the mobile polling period.

    (3)     In making the declaration, the Commissioner must have regard to the following:

        (a)     whether or not:

            (i)     there is a distinct community of electors who may be served by the mobile polling place; or

            (ii)     there are special circumstances applying to electors who may be served by the mobile polling place (for example, because of their special needs or other requirements);

        (b)     the practicality for those electors to attend another polling place for the election;

        (c)     the practicality of establishing the mobile polling place for those electors, having regard to their number and resources required for doing so.

    (4)     If the declaration specifies a class of electors, only a person in that class may vote at the mobile polling place.

    (5)     The Commissioner must:

        (a)     give public notice of the declaration; and

        (b)     as far as practicable, notify the community or electors to be served by the mobile polling place in a way that is reasonable in the circumstances.