Form and content of writs
6 Form and content of writs
A writ must be issued—
for a referendum to submit a Bill to the electors—in form 1; or
for a referendum to submit a question to the electors—in form 2.
A writ must state the following—
the day of its issue;
the cut-off day for electoral rolls for the referendum, which must be not less than 5 days, or more than 7 days, after its issue;
the polling day for the referendum, which must be a Saturday not less than 26 days, or more than 70 days, after its issue;
the return day for the writ, which must be not more than 84 days after its issue.
For deciding the cut-off day, polling day or return day, that day and the day of issue of the writ are both to be included in any number of days specified in subsection (2)(b) to (d).
Subsection (3) applies despite the Acts Interpretation Act 1954, section 38.
Subsection (2)(c) applies subject to another Act that has specific provision for the time for taking a poll for a particular referendum.
Editor’s note—See, for example, the Constitution Act 1867, section 53 and the Constitution Act Amendment Act 1934, section 3.
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