Minutes of the 3rd Extraordinary General Meeting of The Republicans

held at Five Dock, NSW 2045 Tuesday evening, 26 February, 2013

Matters determined/decided:

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The 3-Phase Process to the Eventual Success

of a Second Referendum on the Republic

The last section of a position paper: 'REPUBLIC DELAYED is REPUBLIC DENIED' which may be found in it's entirety in another part of the LIBRARY category of this website. The said position paper is/was written by Peter Consandine in 2009 and revised in 2011 to take into account the changes in the leadership of both the Labor and Liberal/National Coalition at the Federal level.

The 3-PHASE PROCESS

Stage 1: Indicative Referendum on the YES/NO Question...Republic desired OR Status Quo retained (this initial part of the 3-Phase Process is virtually a nationwide Opinion Poll with voting voluntary);

Stage 2: Predicated on a "YES" Vote overall in Stage 1, a nationwide binding Plebiscite offering a menu of four models [the precedent was established for this procedure in the 1977 National Song Plebiscite];

Stage 3: The most popular of the four Plebiscite models forms the fundamental basis of the Official YES/NO Referendum Question which is then put to the Australian People with voting compulsory.

© Peter Consandine 2011

Comparing Referenda and Plebiscites

by Norman Davies

The difference between a referendum and a plebiscite is a fine one. Both pertain to collective decisions made by the direct vote of all qualified adults. The referendum, which derives from Swiss practice, involves an issue that is provisionally determined in advance, but that is then 'referred' for a final decision by the whole electorate. This would have suited the circumstances envisaged by the Treaty of Turin, but 'plebiscite' was the term that the treaty used.

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Minutes of the 2nd Extraordinary General Meeting of The Republicans

held at Five Dock, NSW 2045 Wednesday evening, 28 August 2012

5 Matters and 5 Matters ONLY:

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Abolish State Governments!

by Peter Consandine

First published 1998 - Amended and Republished 2007
Amended and Republished 2012 *Adapted from work on a similar topic by  Rodney Hall  

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