SENATE ELECTIONS ACT 1960 Reprinted as in force on 24 April 1995 Reprint No. 1 > TABLE OF PROVISIONS Contents 1. Short title 3. Power to fix dates for election and place of nomination 4. Dates and places of nominations to be specified in the writ 5. Time for nomination 6. Polling places 7. Day of polling 8. Hours of polling 9. Power to extend time etc. Endnotes - LONG TITLE An Act to amend the law relating to the election of senators for the State of Queensland 1 Short title This Act may be cited as the Senate Elections Act 1960. 3 Power to fix dates for election and place of nomination For the purpose of the elections of senators for this State to the Senate of the Commonwealth, the Governor in Council by proclamation published in the Gazette may fix the dates-- (a) for the issue of the writ; and (b) for the close of the rolls; and (c) on or before which candidates may be nominated (the day of nomination); and (d) for the polling; and (e) on or before which the writ shall be returned, respectively; and may also, by proclamation published as aforesaid, appoint a place for the nomination of candidates. 4 Dates and places of nominations to be specified in the writ The writ shall bear date as of the day of issue, and the dates fixed for the close of the rolls, the nomination of candidates, the polling, and the return of the writ, and the place appointed for the nomination of candidates, shall be specified therein. 5 Time for nomination Nomination must be made at some time after the issue of the writ, and before 12 noon on the day of nomination. 6 Polling places The polling shall be taken at all polling places within the State appointed under the law of the Commonwealth for the time being in force for the regulation of parliamentary elections. 7 Day of polling The day fixed for the polling shall be a Saturday. 8 Hours of polling The poll shall be open at 8a.m. and shall not close until all electors in the polling booth at 6p.m. and desiring to vote have voted. 9 Power to extend time etc. Within 20 days before or after the day appointed for the polling, the Governor in Council, by notice published in the Gazette, may provide for extending the time for holding the election, or for returning the writ, or meeting any difficulty which might otherwise interfere with the due course of the election, and any provision so made shall be valid and sufficient. - NOTES Page Date to which amendments incorporated 5 Key 6 Table of reprints 6 List of legislation 6 List of annotations 7 Table of renumbered provisions 7 This is the reprint date mentioned in the Reprints Act 1992, section 5(c). Accordingly, this reprint includes all amendments that commenced operation on or before 24 April 1995. Future amendments of the Senate Elections Act 1960 may be made in accordance with this reprint under the Reprints Act 1992, section 49. Key Explanation Key Explanation AIA = Acts Interpretation Act 1954 (prev) = previously amd = amended proc = proclamation amdt = amendment prov = provision ch = chapter pt = part def = definition pubd = published div = division R[X] = Reprint No.[X] exp = expires/expired RA = Reprints Act 1992 gaz = gazette reloc = relocated hdg = heading renum = renumbered ins = inserted rep = repealed lap = lapsed (retro) = retrospectively notfd = notified rv = revised edition o in c = order in council s = section om = omitted sch = schedule orig = original sdiv = subdivision p = page SIA = Statutory Instruments Act 1992 para = paragraph SIR = Statutory Instruments Regulation 2002 prec = preceding SL = subordinate legislation pres = present sub = substituted Reprint No. Amendments to Effective Reprint date 1 1984 Act No. 79 18 October 1984 24 April 1995 Previous Renumbered as 3(i) 3(a) 3(ii) 3(b) 3(iii) 3(c) 3(iv) 3(d) 3(v) 3(e) >