Parliamentary Electorates and Elections Act 1912 No 41
Current version for 26 November 2012 to date (accessed 21 May 2013 at 20:35)

98   Appointment of polling places outside electoral district

(1)  The Electoral Commissioner, in any case in which he or she is satisfied that the convenience of a large number of electors of any district would be furthered by appointing polling places outside such district, may appoint such polling places.

The Electoral Commissioner may abolish any polling place so appointed.

(2)  Where an elector votes outside his or her district at a polling place duly appointed under subsection (1), he or she shall deposit such ballot paper in a ballot box specially set apart for ballot papers for the district in respect of which the voter claims to vote, and upon the close of the poll such ballot papers, together with all documents received by the polling place manager in connection with the poll, shall be dealt with in accordance with the provisions of section 123 or 129C, as the case may require.
(3)  Notice of any appointment or abolition of a polling place under this section is to be published on the Commission’s internet website at a time determined by the Electoral Commissioner.
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