(1) On the day appointed as polling day for an election of the Senate or a general election of the House of Representatives, no election, referendum or vote of the electors of a State or Territory or part of a State or Territory may, without the authority of the Governor ‑ General, be held or taken under a law of the State or Territory. (2) On the day appointed as polling day for an election of the Senate or a general election of the House of Representatives, no election, referendum or vote of the electors of Norfolk Island may, without the authority of the Governor ‑ General, be held or taken under a law in force in Norfolk Island. (3) In subsection (1): Territory means: (a) the Australian Capital Territory, not including Norfolk Island; or (b) the Northern Territory.
§ CEA s. 394No State or Territory vote to be held on polling day
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