What other law to use when people don't want polls? – FT minister

COVID-19 | Federal Territories Minister Annuar Musa has told critics of the government’s plans to invoke emergency powers to suggest alternatives that would avoid the need for an election.

This came as many lawyers and opposition politicians argued that the wide-ranging powers under the Prevention and Control of Infectious Diseases Act 1988 and National Security Council Act 2012 are adequate in tackling the Covid-19 pandemic...