South Australian Consolidated Acts South Australian Consolidated Acts (1) A council may hold
a poll whenever the council considers that it is necessary, expedient or
appropriate for a poll to be held.
(2) A poll may be held
on any matter within the ambit of the council's responsibilities, or as
contemplated by the Local Government Act 1999 .
(3) The council must,
by notice in a newspaper circulating in its area, fix a day as polling day for
the poll.
(4) A notice under
subsection (3) must also fix a day for the close of the voters roll for
the purposes of the poll (the "closing date ).
(5) The
returning officer of a council will conduct all polls of the council.
(6) Voting at a poll
will close—
(a)
subject to paragraph (b)—at 12 noon on polling day;
(b) in a
case where the poll is being held in conjunction with an election under this
Act and voting at the election closes at 5 p.m.—at 5 p.m.
on polling day.