1991 Norfolk Island status referendum
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With respect to matters discussed by the Legal Regimes Inquiry, including the question of federal representation, should the constitutional position of Norfolk Island be changed? | |||||||||||||||||||
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A status referendum was held in Norfolk Island on 2 January 1991 on the constitutional status of the Australian overseas territory of Norfolk Island.[1]
Voters were asked "With respect to matters discussed by the Legal Regimes Inquiry, including the question of federal representation, should the constitutional position of Norfolk Island be changed?".
The referendum was dismissed by the Australian Government as premature, because the federal parliament had not yet decided anything.[2]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Benjamen Franklen Gussen (2019) "Citizen-initiated referenda in Australia: Lessons from Norfolk Island", Loyola Journal of Public Interest Law, volume 21, issue 1
- ^ "Norfolk". sudd.ch. Archived from the original on 28 November 2023.