When does voting take place once an initiative is qualified for ballot?

Citizens Initiated Referenda Act 1993

( Enacted on 28 September 1993)

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Article 22AA, Date of indicativereferendum not conducted by postal voting.

(1)The date appointed under section 22(2)(a) for holding the indicativereferendum under this Act must be a date within 12 months after the dateon which the indicative referendum petition is presented to the House ofRepresentatives.

(2)However, subsection (1) does notapply in the circumstances described in subsection (3) or subsection (5).

(3)The circumstances referred to insubsection (2) are that—

(a)the House of Representativespasses a resolution deferring the holding of the indicative referendum; and

(b)the resolution is passed within 3months after the date on which the petition is presented to the House ofRepresentatives; and

(c)the resolution is passed by amajority of 75% of all the members; and

(d) The House of Representativesfixes a date for the holding of the indicative referendum, and the date is notearlier than 12 months, and not later than 24 months, after the dateon which the indicative referendum petition is presented to the House ofRepresentatives.

(4)In the circumstances described insubsection (3), the date on which the indicative referendum is held is the datefixed by the House of Representatives.

(5)The circumstances referred to insubsection (2) are that—

(a)a general election must be heldon a date that is within 12 months after the date on which the indicativereferendum petition is presented to the House of Representatives (because of section 17 of the Constitution Act 1986); and

(b)the House of Representatives passes a resolutionrequiring the indicative referendum to be held on the polling day for thegeneral election.

(6)In the circumstances described in subsection (5), theindicative referendum is held on polling day.

(7)If a writ for a general election is issued under section 125 of theElectoral Act 1993 after an Order in Council has been made under section 22(2)(a), theGovernor-General may, by Order in Council, revoke the former Order in Counciland appoint the polling day for the general election as the day on which theindicative referendum is to be held.

Article 22AB,Date of indicative referendum conducted bypostal voting.

(1)This section applieswhen the Governor-General makes an Order in Council in accordance with section 22(2)(b)specifyingthat the indicative referendum be conducted by postal voting.

(2)The Friday appointedby the Governor-General under section 30(2) of the Referenda (Postal Voting) Act 2000 must bewithin 12 months after the date on which the indicative referendumpetition is presented to the House of Representatives.

(3)However, subsection (2) does not apply in thecircumstances described in subsection (4) or subsection (6).

(4)The circumstances are that—

(a)the House of Representatives passes a resolutiondeferring the holding of the indicative referendum; and

(b)the resolution is passed within 3 months afterthe date on which the petition is presented to the House of Representatives;and

(c)the resolution is passed by a majority of 75% of allthe members; and

(d)the House of Representatives fixes a date for theclosing of the voting period, and the date is not earlier than 12 months,and not later than 24 months, after the date on which the indicative referendumpetition is presented to the House of Representatives.

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