Legal basis for direct democracy at the national level

Kiribati

Answer

Constitutional
Specific laws/legislation

Source

Article69(3) of the Constitution provides for mandatory referendum.

Article59 of the Constitution provides for recall of members of Parliament.

Referendum Act 1984, Referendum (Amendment) Act 1992, Electionof Beretitenti Act 1980 and Elections Ordinance 1977 provide the legal basis for theadministrative requirements for referendums.

Election of Beretitenti Act 1980 and Elections Ordinance 1977provides the legal basis for the administration requirements for recall.

Article 11A of the Local Government Act 1984, as introduced by theArticle 3 of the Local Government Amendment Act 1987, provides for ?Vacation ofSeat after Petition and Referendum? of local government councillors.

The Constitution of Kiribati

(Adopted in July 1979, last amended in 1995)

http://www.paclii.org/ki/legis/consol_act/cok257/

ReferendumAct 1984

(Enactedin 1984)

http://www.paclii.org/ki/legis/num_act/ra198488/

Referendum(Amendment) Act 1992

(Enactedin 1992)

http://www.paclii.org/ki/legis/num_act/ra1992168/

? 2 OF 1984, Local Government Act 1984

(Enacted 1984, last amended in 2006)

http://www.clgfpacific.org/images/campaign/54/file/Kiribati%20Local%20Government%20Act.pdf