New Zealand Legislation: Acts
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Reprint as at 1 January 2011
| Public Act | 1993 No 101 |
| Date of assent | 28 September 1993 |
| Commencement | see section 1(2) |
Changes authorised by section 17C of the Acts and Regulations Publication Act 1989 have been made in this reprint.
A general outline of these changes is set out in the notes at the end of this reprint, together with other explanatory material about this reprint.
This Act is administered by the Ministry of Justice.
1 Short Title and commencement
Part 1
Indicative referendum petition
3 Indicative referendum petition
5 Contents of indicative referendum petition
6 Proposal to promote indicative referendum petition
7 Gazetting of notice of proposal for indicative referendum petition
9 Consultation on wording of precise question
11 Determination of precise question
13 Notification of determination and approval
14 Promotion of indicative referendum petition
15 Requirements in relation to indicative referendum petition
16 Duties of Clerk of House of Representatives on receipt of indicative referendum petition
17 Duties of promoter in relation to defects in indicative referendum petition [Repealed]
18 Certification of indicative referendum petition
19 Procedure in relation to certification
20 Power to resubmit rejected indicative referendum petition
21 Duty of Speaker to present indicative referendum petition to House
22 Date of, or voting period for, indicative referendum
22AA Date of indicative referendum not conducted by postal voting
22AB Date of indicative referendum conducted by postal voting
22A Withdrawal of indicative referendum petition
23 Delegation of functions of Clerk of the House of Representatives
24 Application of Electoral Act 1993 to indicative referendum not conducted by postal voting
24A Application of Electoral Act 1993 to indicative referendum conducted by postal voting
24B Application of this Act to indicative referendum conducted by postal voting
25 Governor-General's warrant for issue of writ: indicative referendum not conducted by postal voting [Repealed]
25A Governor-General's warrant for issue of writ: indicative referendum conducted by postal voting [Repealed]
26 Writ for indicative referendum not conducted by postal voting
26A Writ for indicative referendum conducted by postal voting
26C Notice of issue of writ for indicative referendum conducted by postal voting [Repealed]
29 Nomination of scrutineers by electors in favour of one answer
30 Nomination of scrutineers by electors in favour of the other answer
32 Nomination paper to be lodged with Returning Officer
33 Selection of fit persons to appoint scrutineers
35 Appointments of scrutineers to be in writing
36 Powers and rights of scrutineers
37 Remuneration of scrutineers not to be paid out of public money
38 Application to District Court Judge for recount
39 Endorsement and return of writ
40AA Declaration of result of indicative referendum conducted by postal voting
40B Infringement of secrecy constitutes corrupt practice
41 Publicity for indicative referendum
43 Returns in relation to advertisements
44 Duty of Electoral Commission
45 Return to be open for public inspection
46 Transmission of copy of return to Chief Electoral Officer [Repealed]
Part 4
Application for inquiry into conduct of indicative referendum
47 Sections of Electoral Act 1993 applied
51A Application to be filed in High Court
51B Time for making application
51C Application to be sent to Returning Officer
51D Application to be served on respondents
51E Matters to be inquired into at hearing
51F Decision of court as to result of indicative referendum
51G Fresh indicative referendum
52 Interfering with or influencing voters
53 Power to remove statements, names, emblems, slogans, or logos
53B Undue influence of promoter
Part 6
Miscellaneous provisions
57 Application of Ombudsmen Act 1975 and Official Information Act 1982
An Act to provide for the holding, on specific questions, of citizens initiated referenda, the results of which referenda will indicate the views held by the people of New Zealand on specific questions but will not be binding on the New Zealand Government
