Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00128:section:41a
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00128
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 41A
Character Range: 91190–92207

41A  Temporary suspension of polling
 (1) The Electoral Commissioner may temporarily suspend the voting at a referendum for a period if the Electoral Commissioner is satisfied that the suspension of voting during that period is justified because of:
 (a) riot or open violence; or
 (b) the threat of riot or open violence; or
 (c) storm, tempest, flood or an occurrence of a similar kind; or
 (d) a health hazard; or
 (e) a fire or the activation of fire safety equipment (such as sprinklers or alarms); or
 (f) any other reason related to:
 (i) the safety of voters; or
 (ii) difficulties in the physical conduct of the voting.
 (2) If:
 (a) the voting day for a referendum is the same as that fixed for the polling at an election; and
 (b) the Electoral Commissioner temporarily suspends the polling at a polling booth for a period under section 240A of the Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918;
the Electoral Commissioner must temporarily suspend the voting at the referendum at the polling booth for the same period.