10Extension of time

#### 10 Extension of time (1) In spite of any other provision of this Act, the Governor‑General may, before the voting day for a referendum, by notice published in the Gazette, fix a later day for the taking of votes of electors, either generally or for a specified Division. (2) The Electoral Commissioner shall, as soon as possible, give such notice of the fixing of the new day as he or she thinks necessary. (3) Where the voting day for a referendum is the same as the day fixed for the polling at an election and the time for holding the election is extended under section 286 of the Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918: (a) where the extension of time for holding the election relates only to a specified Division—the day on which the election is to be held in that Division shall be taken to be the voting day for the referendum in that Division; and (b) in any other case—the day on which the election is to be held shall be taken to be the voting day for the referendum. (4) In spite of any other provision of this Act, the Governor‑General may, before or after the voting day for a referendum, by notice published in the Gazette, postpone the day appointed under subsection 8(1) for the return of the writ. (5) A day to which the taking of votes or the return of the writ is postponed under this section shall, for the purposes of other provisions of this Act, be regarded as having been appointed under subsection 8(1).