Referendums Act 1997

An argument in favour of or against the Bill must be distributed or published by the commission under section 12 if the argument is—

not more than 1,000 words; and

authorised under subsection (2); and

forwarded to the commission by members within 4 weeks after the passage of the Bill.

The argument must be authorised by—

for an argument in favour of the Bill or an argument against the Bill, if all the members voting voted for the Bill—a majority of the members who wish to forward the argument to the commission; or

for an argument in favour of the Bill, if paragraph (a) does not apply—a majority of the members who voted for the Bill and wish to forward the argument to the commission; or

for an argument against the Bill, if paragraph (a) does not apply—a majority of the members who voted against the Bill and wish to forward the argument to the commission.

An argument in favour of or against the question must be distributed or published by the commission under section 12 if the Legislative Assembly resolves that the question be submitted to the electors and the argument is—

not more than 1,000 words; and

authorised under subsection (4); and

forwarded to the commission by members within 4 weeks after the Assembly’s resolution.

The argument must be authorised by—

for an argument in favour of a ‘yes’ answer or a ‘no’ answer to the question, if all the members voting voted in favour of the ‘yes’ answer—a majority of the members who wish to forward the argument to the commission; or

for an argument in favour of a ‘yes’ answer to the question, if paragraph (a) does not apply—a majority of the members who voted in favour of the ‘yes’ answer and wish to forward the argument to the commission; or

for an argument in favour of a ‘no’ answer to the question, if paragraph (a) does not apply—a majority of the members who voted against the ‘yes’ answer and wish to forward the argument to the commission.