Commonwealth Numbered Acts

REFERENDUM (MACHINERY PROVISIONS) ACT 1984 No. 44, 1984 - SECT 10

10. (1) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, within 20 days before
the day appointed pursuant to section 8 for the taking of votes at a
referendum, but not later than 7 days before that day, the Governor-General
may, by notice published in the Gazette, provide for the postponement of the
day appointed for the taking of votes at the referendum to a later day
specified in the notice.

(2) The Electoral Commission shall immediately give such other public notice
of the postponement as it thinks necessary.

(3) Where the voting day for a referendum is the same as that fixed for the
polling at an election and an extension of time for holding the election is
provided for pursuant to section 286 of the Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918,
the voting day for the referendum shall be deemed to have been postponed under
sub-section (1) of this section to the day on which the election is to be held
pursuant to the extension of time.

(4) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, within 20 days before or
after the day appointed pursuant to section 8 for the taking of votes at a
referendum, the Governor-General may, by notice published in the Gazette,
provide for the postponement of the day appointed under section 8 for the
return of the writ.

(5) Any day provided for pursuant to this section in lieu of a day appointed
pursuant to section 8 shall be deemed to be a day so appointed.