Footnotes

Citizen Initiated Referendum Bill 2013

[1]        Senate Selection of Bills Committee, Report No. 3 of 2013, Appendix 2, 14 March 2013.

[2]        Citizen Initiated Referendum Bill 2013, Explanatory Memorandum, p. 1.

[3]        Explanatory Memorandum, p. 1.

[4]        Explanatory Memorandum, p. 1.

[5]        Explanatory Memorandum, pp 2–4.

[6]        Explanatory Memorandum, pp 4, 5.

[7]        Harry Evans, Citizen Initiated Referendums: Adjunct or Antithesis of Constitutional Government?, Proceedings of the Sixth Conference on The Samuel Griffith Society, November 1995, Chapter 9.

[8]        George Williams and Geraldine Chin, 'The Failure of Citizen's Initiated Referenda Proposals in Australia: New Directions for Popular Participation?', Australian Journal of Political Science, Vol. 35, No. 1, February 2008, pp 28–29, 36.

[9]        George Williams and Geraldine Chin, 'The Failure of Citizen's Initiated Referenda Proposals in Australia: New Directions for Popular Participation?', Australian Journal of Political Science, Vol. 35, No. 1, February 2008, pp 29–30, 38–40.

[10]      Mr Stephen Lesslie, Vice President, Electoral Reform Australia, Proof Committee Hansard, 29 April 2013, p. 6.

[11]      Professor George Williams, Proof Committee Hansard, 29 April 2013, p. 10.

[12]      Professor George Williams, Gilbert and Tobin Centre of Public Law, Submission 18, pp 2–3.

[13]      CIR Australia Inc, Submission 7, p. 1; see also Australia Protectionist Party, Submission 11.

[14]      Mr Ronald Evans, President, CIR Australia  Inc., Proof Committee Hansard, 29 April 2013, p. 1.

[15]      Liberal Democratic Party, Submission 6, p. 2.

[16]      Australian Electoral Commission, Submission 27, p. 3.

[17]      Professor George Williams, Gilbert and Tobin Centre of Public Law, Submission 18, p. 3.

[18]      Professor George Williams, Proof Committee Hansard, 29 April 2013, p. 11.

[19]      Professor Graeme Orr and Dr Ron Levy, Submission 19, p. 1.

[20]      Dr Ron Levy, Proof Committee Hansard, 29 April 2013, p. 13.

[21]      Australian Electoral Commission, Submission 27, pp 1–2.

[22]      Australian Electoral Commission, Submission 27, p. 2.

[23]      Australian Electoral Commission, Submission 27, p. 4.

[24]      Professor George Williams, Gilbert and Tobin Centre of Public Law, Submission 18, pp 5–7.

[25]      Ms Shipra Chordia, Proof Committee Hansard, 29 April 2013, p. 10.

[26]      Australian Electoral Commission, Submission 27, pp 4–9.

[27]      Professor George Williams, Proof Committee Hansard, 29 April 2013, p. 11.