Northern Territory Consolidated Regulations Northern Territory Consolidated Regulations14. Polling places etc.
(1) The returning officer may:
(a) appoint a specified place to be a polling place for an election; or
(b) appoint a specified polling place to be an early voting centre for an election; or
(c) appoint a specified place to be a scrutiny centre for an election.
(2) A part of licensed premises may be appointed as a polling place only if the returning officer is satisfied that, during polling hours:
(a) liquor will not be available for sale or consumption on that part of the premises; and
(b) the polling place will be segregated from the part of the premises where liquor will be available for sale or consumption; and
(c) access to the polling place will not involve passing through a part of the premises where liquor will be available for sale or consumption.
(3) The returning officer must ensure that each polling place is properly equipped with:
(a) separate voting compartments constructed to screen voters from observation while marking ballot papers; and
(b) ballot boxes capable of being securely sealed; and
(c) the relevant electoral roll, ballot papers and other documents and stationery.
(4) The returning officer must publish a notice in a newspaper circulating in the area, and by any other means that appears appropriate to the returning officer in the circumstances, giving particulars of:
(a) each early voting centre and the polling hours for each centre; and
(b) the location of each mobile polling place, and the dates and polling hours at each location; and
(c) each polling place (other than a mobile polling place) and the polling hours on polling day.