Who determines the title of an initiative?
New Zealand
Citizens Initiated Referenda Act 1993
( Enacted on 28 September 1993)
Article5, Contents of indicative referendum petition
(1)Every indicativereferendum petition?
(b)shallspecify the question that the petitioners propose be put to the voters in theindicative referendum.
Article 5, Proposal to promoteindicative referendum petition
(1)Every person whoproposes to promote an indicative referendum petition shall submit the proposalto the Clerk of the House of Representatives.
(2)The proposal shall beaccompanied by?
(a)a draft of theproposed indicative referendum petition; and
(b)the prescribed fee.
(3)The proposal shallclearly state?
(a)the name of theproposer; and
(b)an address in NewZealand at which the proposer or a representative of the proposer can becontacted; and
(c)where arepresentative of the proposer is the person to be contacted, the name of thatrepresentative.
Legislation does not specify whodetermines the title of an initiative for either government initiated or citizensinitiated referenda. The referendum question is however to be determined andproposed by the proponents of the initiative.