Constitutional Convention (Election) Act 1997
76Meaning of station
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76 Meaning of station
(1) Station, in relation to *Antarctica, means:
(a) a research station in Antarctica that is operated by the Commonwealth and has been declared by the Electoral Commissioner under section 246 of the CEA, by written instrument, to be a permanent research station; or
(b) in relation to the elections, a ship that has been declared by the Electoral Commissioner, by written instrument, to be a station for the purposes of this section in relation to the elections.
(2) The Electoral Commissioner must not make a declaration under paragraph (1)(b) in relation to a ship unless the Electoral Commissioner is satisfied that, during the period between the *hour of nomination and the *close of the poll, the ship is likely to be at sea transporting *research personnel to or from *Antarctica.