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Commonwealth Electoral Legislation Amendment Act 1983 No. 144 of 1983 - SECT 75
Arrangements for polling
75. Section 98 of the Principal Act is amended-
(a) by inserting in sub-section (1) ''Divisional'' before
''Returning'';
(b) by omitting paragraph (1) (a);
(c) by inserting after sub-section (1) the following sub-section:
''(1A) If the proceedings on the day of nomination stand adjourned to polling
day, the Electoral Commission, in pursuance of its powers under section 11,
shall immediately appoint a presiding officer to preside at each polling place
and all necessary assistant presiding officers and poll clerks.'';
(d) by omitting from sub-section (2) '', poll clerk, or doorkeeper''
(wherever occurring) and substituting ''or poll clerk'';
(e) by omitting from sub-section (2) ''Divisional Returning Officer'' and
substituting ''Electoral Commission''; and
(f) by omitting from sub-section (3) ''twenty-one years'' and substituting
''18 years''.
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