Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2007A00022:clause:3_73aa
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2007A00022
Segment Type: clause
Provision Reference: sch 3 cl 73AA
Character Range: 55882–57883

73AA  Pre‑poll voting offices

 (1) The Electoral Commission may declare, in writing, for a referendum:
 (a) a specified place to be a pre‑poll voting office; and
 (b) the day or days on which, and the hours during which, applications for pre‑poll votes may be made to a pre‑poll voting officer at that place.

 (2) If the Electoral Commission makes a declaration under subsection (1), the Electoral Commission must:
 (a) unless paragraph (b) applies, cause a copy of the declaration to be published in the Gazette before the first day (the first pre‑poll voting day) specified in the declaration under paragraph (1)(b); or
 (b) if, because of exceptional circumstances, the declaration is made on the first pre‑poll voting day, or so close to the first pre‑poll voting day that the Electoral Commission is not able to cause a copy of the declaration to be published in the Gazette before that day:
 (i) comply with subsection (3); and
 (ii) cause a copy of the declaration to be published in the Gazette as soon as practicable after making the declaration.

 (3) For the purposes of subparagraph (2)(b)(i), the Electoral Commission must, as soon as practicable after making the declaration:
 (a) take all reasonable steps to inform each registered political party that the Electoral Commission considers it appropriate to inform, of the place, the day or days, and the hours specified in the declaration; and
 (b) if it considers it appropriate to do so, publish in a newspaper circulating in the Division in which the place specified in the declaration is located a notice stating:
 (i) that the place has been declared to be a pre‑poll voting office; and
 (ii) the day or days on which, and the hours during which, applications for pre‑poll votes may be made to a pre‑poll voting officer at that place.

 (4) A declaration made under subsection (1) is not a legislative instrument.

 (5) In this section:

registered political party has the same meaning as in the Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918.