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Not sure how you don't understand? 1. Referendum Act was written in 1983 before Premiers exist 2. Premiers are created in interim Constitution in 1993 3. The Interpretation Act is amended in 1993 to accommodate the changing realities of SA. This includes how to interpret legislation which was written before Premiers existed. It states that where existing legislation refers to the 'State President' that now also refers to Premiers 4. The new Constitution, 1996, assigns the power to call referendums to Premiers in accordance with national legislation 5. The application legislation is the 1983 Referendum Act which refers to the 'State President' 6. In accordance with the Interpretation Act, the reference to the State President in the Referendum Act, now also refers to Premiers 7. The position in 2025 is therfore that Premiers have the right to call referendums (established by the Constitution) and how they do so is set out in the Referendum Act (where they share the rights assigned to the State President) There is nothing difficult to understand here. Premiers can call referendums