Torres Strait Regional Authority Election Rules 1996
53Use of licensed premises as polling booth
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53 Use of licensed premises as polling booth
Premises licensed for the sale of intoxicating liquor may be used as a polling booth only if the Electoral Commissioner declares, in writing, that he or she is satisfied that, during the hours of polling on polling day:
(a) intoxicating liquor will not be available for sale or consumption on the part of the premises proposed for use for the purpose of a polling booth; and
(b) the part of the premises proposed for use for the purposes of a polling booth will be segregated from the part of the premises where intoxicating liquor will be available for sale or consumption; and
(c) access to the part of the premises proposed for use for the purpose of a polling booth will not involve passing through the part of the premises where intoxicating liquor will be available for sale or consumption.