Legal provisions for direct democracy at the local level
Australia
Answer
- Mandatory referendum
- Optional referendum
Source
Exampleof mandatory referendums: Local Government Act 1993 (New South Wales) sections15-17.
Exampleof optional, consultative referendums: Local Government Act 1993 (New South Wales) section 14; Local GovernmentAct 1993 (Tasmania) section 60B.
Exampleof citizen’s initiative consultative referendum: Local Government Act 1993 (Tasmania) section 60C.
Comment
The position is patchy, but in some but far from allStates, there are local government ‘referendums’, typically as a non-binding optionalvote triggered by the local government concerned.
