Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00128:section:42
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00128
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 42
Character Range: 92207–93013

42  Adjournment of voting
 (1) The Electoral Commissioner may adjourn the voting at a referendum at a polling booth from day to day in any case where voting is interrupted by:
 (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) anything else related to:
 (i) the safety of voters; or
 (ii) difficulties in the physical conduct of the voting.
 (2) If from any cause any polling booth at a polling place is not opened on the voting day at a referendum the Electoral Commissioner may adjourn the voting for a period not exceeding 21 days, and shall forthwith give public notice of the adjournment.