(1)  If a writ for an election has been issued and not returned, and the Governor considers it appropriate, the Governor may by proclamation fix –

(a) another day on or before which candidates for election are to be nominated; or

(b) another day on which polling for the election is to be held in the event of the election being contested; or

(c) another day on or before which the writ is to be returned to the Governor.

(2)  Any dates fixed by the Governor under subsection (1) are not subject to section 69 , 70 or 71 .

(3)  If the Governor issues a proclamation under subsection (1) , the returning officer for the relevant division is to, as soon as practicable, publish in at least one newspaper approved for the purpose and circulating generally in the division, a notice of that proclamation.