Royal Succession Act 2013 (New Zealand)

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Act of Parliament of New Zealand constitutional law

The Royal Succession Act 2013 (New Zealand) is legislation that modernised the rules for determining New Zealand’s next monarch, aligning them with contemporary UK succession reforms such as ending male preference and restrictions based on marriage to Catholics.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Royal Succession Act 2013	1
Royal Succession Act 2013 (New Zealand) canonical	1
Succession to the Crown Act 2013 (New Zealand)	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1182015 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Royal Succession Act 2013 (New Zealand)
Context triple: [Queen of New Zealand, successionLaw, Royal Succession Act 2013 (New Zealand)]

A. Succession to the Crown Act 2013
The Succession to the Crown Act 2013 is a UK law that modernized the rules of royal succession, notably ending male-preference primogeniture and removing disqualification for marrying a Roman Catholic.
B. Royal Titles Act 1953 (New Zealand)
The Royal Titles Act 1953 (New Zealand) is legislation that formally defined the New Zealand-specific royal style and titles of the reigning monarch, reflecting the country's distinct constitutional status within the Commonwealth.
C. Constitution Act 1986 (New Zealand)
The Constitution Act 1986 (New Zealand) is a fundamental statute that modernised and consolidated New Zealand’s constitutional framework, defining the roles of key institutions such as the Sovereign, Executive, Legislature, and Judiciary.
D. New Zealand Constitution Amendment Act 1947
The New Zealand Constitution Amendment Act 1947 was a key statute by which the United Kingdom granted New Zealand full power to amend its own constitution, marking an important step in the country’s legislative independence.
E. Treaty of Waitangi Act 1975
The Treaty of Waitangi Act 1975 is New Zealand legislation that established the Waitangi Tribunal to investigate and make recommendations on breaches of the Treaty of Waitangi between the Crown and Māori.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Royal Succession Act 2013 (New Zealand)
Target entity description: The Royal Succession Act 2013 (New Zealand) is legislation that modernised the rules for determining New Zealand’s next monarch, aligning them with contemporary UK succession reforms such as ending male preference and restrictions based on marriage to Catholics.

A. Succession to the Crown Act 2013
The Succession to the Crown Act 2013 is a UK law that modernized the rules of royal succession, notably ending male-preference primogeniture and removing disqualification for marrying a Roman Catholic.
B. Royal Titles Act 1953 (New Zealand)
The Royal Titles Act 1953 (New Zealand) is legislation that formally defined the New Zealand-specific royal style and titles of the reigning monarch, reflecting the country's distinct constitutional status within the Commonwealth.
C. Constitution Act 1986 (New Zealand)
The Constitution Act 1986 (New Zealand) is a fundamental statute that modernised and consolidated New Zealand’s constitutional framework, defining the roles of key institutions such as the Sovereign, Executive, Legislature, and Judiciary.
D. New Zealand Constitution Amendment Act 1947
The New Zealand Constitution Amendment Act 1947 was a key statute by which the United Kingdom granted New Zealand full power to amend its own constitution, marking an important step in the country’s legislative independence.
E. Treaty of Waitangi Act 1975
The Treaty of Waitangi Act 1975 is New Zealand legislation that established the Waitangi Tribunal to investigate and make recommendations on breaches of the Treaty of Waitangi between the Crown and Māori.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (44)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Act of Parliament of New Zealand ⓘ constitutional law ⓘ
affects	future monarchs of New Zealand ⓘ
alignsWith	changes agreed by Commonwealth realms regarding succession to the Crown ⓘ contemporary United Kingdom succession reforms ⓘ
appliesTo	succession to the Crown of New Zealand ⓘ
category	2010s in New Zealand law ⓘ New Zealand constitutional legislation ⓘ New Zealand monarchy law ⓘ
constitutionalSignificance	clarifies that succession to the New Zealand Crown is determined by New Zealand law ⓘ demonstrates New Zealand’s participation in coordinated Commonwealth realm succession changes ⓘ
country	New Zealand ⓘ
enables	harmonisation of New Zealand succession law with that of other Commonwealth realms ⓘ
hasTitleWord	2013 ⓘ Act ⓘ Royal ⓘ Succession ⓘ
inspiredBy	Succession to the Crown Act 2013 (United Kingdom) ⓘ linked to: Succession to the Crown Act 2013
isPartOf	New Zealand’s body of constitutional statutes ⓘ
jurisdiction	New Zealand ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
legalArea	constitutional reform ⓘ monarchical law ⓘ public law ⓘ
legislature	New Zealand Parliament ⓘ
prohibits	discrimination in succession based solely on gender for persons covered by the Act ⓘ disqualification from succession solely on the basis of marriage to a Roman Catholic ⓘ
purpose	to align New Zealand royal succession law with contemporary United Kingdom succession reforms ⓘ to modernise the rules for determining the succession to the Crown in New Zealand ⓘ
reform	ended male-preference primogeniture in the line of succession to the New Zealand Crown ⓘ modernised certain rules relating to royal marriages and consent ⓘ provided for absolute primogeniture for persons born after a specified date ⓘ removed disqualification from succession arising solely from marriage to a Roman Catholic ⓘ
relatedTo	Act of Settlement 1701 (as applied in New Zealand) ⓘ linked to: Act of Settlement 1701 Bill of Rights 1688 (as applied in New Zealand) ⓘ linked to: English Bill of Rights Letters Patent Constituting the Office of Governor-General of New Zealand ⓘ linked to: Letters Patent Constituting the Office of Governor-General of New Zealand 1983 Royal Titles Act 1953 (New Zealand) ⓘ
scope	rules governing who may become the King or Queen of New Zealand ⓘ
shortTitle	Royal Succession Act 2013 ⓘ linked to: Royal Succession Act 2013 (New Zealand)
subject	Crown in right of New Zealand ⓘ New Zealand monarchy ⓘ linked to: Crown in right of New Zealand constitutional monarchy ⓘ royal succession ⓘ
typeOfChange	modernisation of succession rules ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Queen of New Zealand → successionLaw → Royal Succession Act 2013 (New Zealand) ⓘ

Royal Succession Act 2013 (New Zealand) → shortTitle → Royal Succession Act 2013 ⓘ

linked to: Royal Succession Act 2013 (New Zealand)

Perth Agreement → implementedBy → Succession to the Crown Act 2013 (New Zealand) ⓘ