24ADate of general election for Legislative Assembly

24A Date of general election for Legislative Assembly

24A Date of general election for Legislative Assembly

The writs for a general election of Members of the Legislative Assembly must name as the day for the taking of the poll at that general election—

(a) if the previous Legislative Assembly expired—the fourth Saturday in March next following the expiry, or

(b) if the previous Legislative Assembly was dissolved—a day that is not later than the fortieth day from the date of the issue of the writs.

s 24A: Ins 1950 No 33, sec 2. Rep 1981 No 102, Sch 1 (3). Ins 1995 No 1, Sch 1 (4).