South Australian Current Acts South Australian Current Acts48—Contents of writ
(1) A writ must be
addressed to the Electoral Commissioner.
(2) A writ must
fix—
(a) the
date and time for the close of the rolls; and
(b) the
date for—
(i)
the nomination; and
(ii)
the polling; and
(iii)
the return of the writ.
(3) The date fixed for
the close of the rolls must be—
(i)
in the case of a general election for the House of
Assembly—the date falling 6 days after the date of the issue of the
writ; or
(ii)
in any other case—the date falling 10 days
after the date of the issue of the writ;
(b) if
the day that would apply under paragraph (a) would be a Saturday, Sunday
or public holiday—the date falling on the day next following the
Saturday, Sunday or public holiday that is not itself a Saturday, Sunday or
public holiday.
(4) The date fixed for
the nomination must be—
(a) in
the case of a general election for the House of Assembly—the date
falling 3 days after the date fixed for the close of the rolls; or
(b) in
any other case—a date falling not less than 3 days nor more than
14 days after the date fixed for the close of the rolls.
(5) The date fixed for
the polling must be a Saturday falling not less than 14 days nor more than 30
days after the date fixed for the nomination.
(6) In the case of a
general election for the House of Assembly—
(a) a
single writ may be issued in respect of all elections in all House of Assembly
districts;
(b)
irrespective of whether a single writ is issued, the same day must be fixed
for polling in each district;
(c) if
more than one writ is issued, all writs must be returnable on the same day.
(7) As soon as
practicable after the issue of a writ for an election—
(a) its
terms must be advertised by the Electoral Commissioner in a newspaper
circulating throughout the State; and
(b)
the Electoral Commissioner must notify all returning officers affected by the
writ of its terms.