Constitution Act 1986 (New Zealand)

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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.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf New Zealand statute ⓘ
constitutional law ⓘ
affirms continuity of the Crown in New Zealand ⓘ
existence of the House of Representatives ⓘ
principle of judicial independence ⓘ
appliesTo central government of New Zealand ⓘ
citationJurisdiction New Zealand law ⓘ
containsPart The Executive ⓘ
The Judiciary ⓘ
The Legislature ⓘ
The Sovereign ⓘ
linked to: His Majesty
country New Zealand ⓘ
definesRoleOf Executive ⓘ
Judiciary ⓘ
Legislature ⓘ
Sovereign of New Zealand ⓘ
linked to: King of New Zealand
formsPartOf New Zealand’s unwritten constitution ⓘ
governs distribution of public powers in New Zealand ⓘ
structure of New Zealand government ⓘ
jurisdiction New Zealand ⓘ
language English ⓘ
legalSystem common law ⓘ
legislature New Zealand Parliament ⓘ
partOf Constitution of New Zealand ⓘ
provides framework for appointment of Ministers and members of Executive Council ⓘ
framework for exercise of royal powers in New Zealand ⓘ
legal basis for executive authority in New Zealand ⓘ
purpose consolidate New Zealand’s constitutional arrangements ⓘ
modernise New Zealand’s constitutional framework ⓘ
recognises Governor-General as representative of the Sovereign in New Zealand ⓘ
New Zealand as a sovereign and independent state ⓘ
regulates House of Representatives of New Zealand ⓘ
Parliament of New Zealand ⓘ
appointment of Ministers of the Crown ⓘ
executive government of New Zealand ⓘ
judicial independence ⓘ
relationship between Sovereign and Parliament ⓘ
replaced New Zealand Constitution Act 1852 (UK) ⓘ
shortTitle Constitution Act 1986 ⓘ
specifies oath of allegiance for Members of Parliament ⓘ
procedures for dissolution of Parliament ⓘ
procedures for summoning Parliament ⓘ
qualifications for membership of House of Representatives ⓘ
term of Parliament ⓘ
status in force ⓘ
typeOfConstitutionalInstrument unentrenched statute ⓘ

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King of New Zealand → constitutionalDocuments → Constitution Act 1986 (New Zealand) ⓘ
Crown in right of New Zealand → constitutionalSource → Constitution Act 1986 ⓘ
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New Zealand Parliament → basisOfAuthority → New Zealand Constitution Act 1986 ⓘ
linked to: Constitution Act 1986 (New Zealand)
Queen of New Zealand → roleIn → Constitution of New Zealand ⓘ
linked to: Constitution Act 1986 (New Zealand)
New Zealand Constitution Amendment Act 1947 → relatedTo → New Zealand Constitution Act 1986 ⓘ
linked to: Constitution Act 1986 (New Zealand)
Governor-General of New Zealand → constitutingInstrument → Constitution Act 1986 ⓘ
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Letters Patent Constituting the Office of Governor-General of New Zealand 1983 → linkedTo → Constitution Act 1986 ⓘ
linked to: Constitution Act 1986 (New Zealand)
Chief Justice of New Zealand → constitutingInstrument → Constitution Act 1986 ⓘ
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Te Kōti Mana Nui → interprets → New Zealand Constitution Act 1986 ⓘ
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High Court of New Zealand → authorizedBy → Constitution Act 1986 ⓘ
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Government House, Auckland → associatedWith → Constitution of New Zealand ⓘ
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Constitution Act 1986 (New Zealand) → shortTitle → Constitution Act 1986 ⓘ
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Court of Appeal of New Zealand → subjectTo → New Zealand Constitution Act 1986 ⓘ
linked to: Constitution Act 1986 (New Zealand)
New Zealand government → constitutionalInstruments → Constitution Act 1986 ⓘ
linked to: Constitution Act 1986 (New Zealand)
New Zealand general elections → legalBasis → New Zealand Constitution Act 1986 ⓘ
linked to: Constitution Act 1986 (New Zealand)
Kāwana-Tianara o Aotearoa → constitutingInstrument → New Zealand Constitution Act 1986 ⓘ
linked to: Constitution Act 1986 (New Zealand)
The Executive (New Zealand) → legalBasis → Constitution Act 1986 (New Zealand) ⓘ
subject linked to: The Executive
Executive Councillor → legalBasis → Constitution Act 1986 (New Zealand) ⓘ
Electoral Act 1956 → relatedTo → New Zealand Constitution Act 1986 ⓘ
linked to: Constitution Act 1986 (New Zealand)
New Zealand politicians → regulatingDocument → Constitution Act 1986 (New Zealand) ⓘ
New Zealand electoral law → subjectTo → New Zealand Constitution Act 1986 ⓘ
linked to: Constitution Act 1986 (New Zealand)
New Zealand independence movement → emergedAfter → Constitution Act 1986 (New Zealand) ⓘ
House of Representatives (New Zealand) → constitutionalBasis → Constitution Act 1986 (New Zealand) ⓘ
subject linked to: House of Representatives
Imperial Laws Application Act 1988 → isRelatedTo → New Zealand Constitution Act 1986 ⓘ
linked to: Constitution Act 1986 (New Zealand)