Commonwealth Consolidated Acts Commonwealth Consolidated Acts(2) If:
(a) on a particular day, the Assembly passes a resolution of no confidence in the Chief Minister;
(b) the Assembly does not, within the period of 30 days after that day, elect a Chief Minister; and
(c) the Governor - General does not, within that period of 30 days, dissolve the Assembly under section 16;
a general election shall be held on a day specified by the Commonwealth Minister by notice published in the Commonwealth Gazette , being not earlier than 36 days, nor later than 90 days, after the end of that period of 30 days.
(3) The Commonwealth Minister shall not specify a day that is the polling day for an election of the Senate or a general election of the House of Representatives.