sec.52ASuspension of poll

### sec.52A Suspension of poll The returning officer, or the presiding officer for a polling booth, may suspend the poll at a polling booth on polling day for not more than 4 hours if satisfied the taking of the poll is, or is likely to be, temporarily interrupted or obstructed by— a serious threat that a riot or open violence will happen; or circumstances that pose a serious risk to the health or safety of persons at the polling booth; or another emergency. The returning officer, or the presiding officer for the polling booth, must ensure an elector who attends the polling booth while the poll is suspended is given information to assist the elector to cast a vote, including— the time the poll is expected to resume at the polling booth; and the location of other polling booths. The returning officer or the presiding officer for the polling booth must adjourn the conduct of the poll at the polling booth to another day if— for any reason, taking of the poll at the polling booth can not resume on the polling day; or the returning officer or presiding officer is satisfied that it is unreasonable for an elector who would have otherwise cast a vote at the polling booth while it was suspended to cast a vote at another polling booth. s 52A ins 2019 No. 30 s 169 (sec.52A-ssec.1) The returning officer, or the presiding officer for a polling booth, may suspend the poll at a polling booth on polling day for not more than 4 hours if satisfied the taking of the poll is, or is likely to be, temporarily interrupted or obstructed by— a serious threat that a riot or open violence will happen; or circumstances that pose a serious risk to the health or safety of persons at the polling booth; or another emergency. (sec.52A-ssec.2) The returning officer, or the presiding officer for the polling booth, must ensure an elector who attends the polling booth while the poll is suspended is given information to assist the elector to cast a vote, including— the time the poll is expected to resume at the polling booth; and the location of other polling booths. (sec.52A-ssec.3) The returning officer or the presiding officer for the polling booth must adjourn the conduct of the poll at the polling booth to another day if— for any reason, taking of the poll at the polling booth can not resume on the polling day; or the returning officer or presiding officer is satisfied that it is unreasonable for an elector who would have otherwise cast a vote at the polling booth while it was suspended to cast a vote at another polling booth. - (a) a serious threat that a riot or open violence will happen; or - (b) circumstances that pose a serious risk to the health or safety of persons at the polling booth; or - (c) another emergency. - (a) the time the poll is expected to resume at the polling booth; and - (b) the location of other polling booths. - (a) for any reason, taking of the poll at the polling booth can not resume on the polling day; or - (b) the returning officer or presiding officer is satisfied that it is unreasonable for an elector who would have otherwise cast a vote at the polling booth while it was suspended to cast a vote at another polling booth.