44Mobile voting centre

44 Mobile voting centre (1) The returning officer may, in writing, declare a specified place to be a mobile voting centre for an election where votes may be taken by an authorised officer during a specified period. (2) The declaration may specify: (a) classes of voters who may vote at the mobile voting centre; and (b) dates and hours during which votes may be cast at the place during the specified period. (3) In making the declaration, the returning officer must have regard to (a) whether or not there is a distinct community of voters who may be served by the mobile voting centre; (b) the practicality for those voters to attend another voting centre for the election; (c) the practicality of establishing the mobile voting centre for those voters, having regard to their number and resources required for doing so. (4) If the declaration specifies a class of voters, only a person in that class may vote at the mobile voting centre. (5) The returning officer must: (a) give notice to the public of the declaration that is reasonable and practicable in the circumstances; and

Local Government (Electoral) Regulations 2021 29 (b) as far as practicable, notify the community or voters to be served by the mobile voting centre in a way that is reasonable in the circumstances.