Constitution of New Zealand

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The Constitution of New Zealand is the uncodified framework of fundamental principles, statutes, conventions, and legal practices that organize and regulate the powers of New Zealand’s government and protect its citizens’ rights.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf constitutional framework ⓘ
uncodified constitution ⓘ
basedOn Westminster system ⓘ
doctrine of parliamentary sovereignty ⓘ
responsible government ⓘ
rule of law ⓘ
separation of powers ⓘ
characteristic based on statutes, conventions, and common law ⓘ
flexible ⓘ
not contained in a single written document ⓘ
uncodified ⓘ
country New Zealand ⓘ
defines electoral system of New Zealand ⓘ
legal status of the Treaty of Waitangi in New Zealand law ⓘ
powers of Cabinet of New Zealand ⓘ
powers of the Crown in right of New Zealand ⓘ
powers of the Governor-General of New Zealand ⓘ
powers of the Prime Minister of New Zealand ⓘ
relationship between the branches of government ⓘ
role of the House of Representatives ⓘ
governs Executive branch of New Zealand ⓘ
Judiciary of New Zealand ⓘ
linked to: New Zealand courts

New Zealand Parliament ⓘ
hasPart Cabinet Manual ⓘ
Constitution Act 1986 ⓘ
Electoral Act 1993 ⓘ
Imperial Laws Application Act 1988 ⓘ
Letters Patent Constituting the Office of Governor-General of New Zealand 1983 ⓘ
New Zealand Bill of Rights Act 1990 ⓘ
Standing Orders of the House of Representatives ⓘ
Treaty of Waitangi ⓘ
constitutional conventions ⓘ
judicial decisions ⓘ
prerogative powers of the Crown ⓘ
public law statutes ⓘ
historicalInfluence British constitutional conventions ⓘ
United Kingdom constitutional law ⓘ
implementedBy New Zealand Parliament ⓘ
New Zealand courts ⓘ
New Zealand executive branch ⓘ
legalSystem common law ⓘ
protects civil and political rights in New Zealand ⓘ
rights affirmed in the New Zealand Bill of Rights Act 1990 ⓘ
recognizes King of New Zealand as head of state ⓘ
constitutional monarchy in New Zealand ⓘ
subjectOf constitutional reform debates in New Zealand ⓘ
debates about becoming a republic ⓘ
discussions about codification of the constitution ⓘ
timePeriod modern era of New Zealand governance ⓘ

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

Constitution Act 1986 (New Zealand) → partOf → Constitution of New Zealand ⓘ
Constitutional conventions of New Zealand → partOf → Constitution of New Zealand ⓘ
Geoffrey Palmer → notableWork → Constitutional reform in New Zealand ⓘ
linked to: Constitution of New Zealand
New Zealand Constitution Act 1852 → category → Constitution of New Zealand ⓘ
Great Seal of New Zealand → relatedTo → Constitution of New Zealand ⓘ
New Zealand Bill of Rights Act 1990 → partOf → New Zealand’s unwritten constitution ⓘ
linked to: Constitution of New Zealand
Seal of the Supreme Court of New Zealand → relatedTo → Constitution of New Zealand ⓘ
Niue–New Zealand Free Association relationship → category → New Zealand constitutional law ⓘ
linked to: Constitution of New Zealand
Waitangi Day Act 1960 → hasCategory → Constitutional history of New Zealand ⓘ
linked to: Constitution of New Zealand
Constitution Act 1986 → partOf → Constitution of New Zealand ⓘ
Cabinet Office (Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet, New Zealand) → associatedWith → New Zealand constitution ⓘ
linked to: Constitution of New Zealand
Letters Patent 1987 → partOf → New Zealand constitution ⓘ
linked to: Constitution of New Zealand
Royal Instructions to the Governor-General of New Zealand → category → New Zealand constitutional documents ⓘ
linked to: Constitution of New Zealand
New Zealand independence movement → seeksChangeIn → New Zealand Constitution Act framework ⓘ
linked to: Constitution of New Zealand
Imperial Laws Application Act 1988 → partOf → New Zealand constitutional framework ⓘ
linked to: Constitution of New Zealand