§ CEA s. 152Forms of writs

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(1) Writs for the election of Senators for States, Senators for Territories or Members of the House of Representatives may be in the Form A, Form AA or Form B respectively in Schedule 1, shall be signed by the Governor of a State, the Governor ‑ General or the Speaker, as the case requires, and shall fix the date for: (a) the close of the Rolls; (b) the nomination; (c) the polling; and (d) the return of the writ. (2) For the purposes of this Act a writ shall be deemed to have been issued at the hour of 6 o’clock in the afternoon of the day on which the writ was issued.

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