New Zealand Legislation: Acts

6 Wording of proposals, responses, and questions

• (1) The wording of each proposal to be put to electors in a government initiated referendum is specified by the Governor-General by Order in Council. The Order in Council must also specify the wording of each response for which electors may vote.

  (2) The wording of the question to be put to electors in a citizens initiated referendum is the wording of which notice is given under section 13 of the Citizens Initiated Referenda Act 1993.