Constitution of New Zealand

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Constitution_of_New_Zealand

GPTKB entity

Statements (54)

Predicate	Object
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gptkbp:adoptedBy	1840
gptkbp:amendmentProcess	no single process
gptkbp:composedOf	gptkb:Constitution_Act_1986 gptkb:Electoral_Act_1993 gptkb:Imperial_Laws_Application_Act_1988 gptkb:New_Zealand_Bill_of_Rights_Act_1990 gptkb:Letters_Patent_1983 Treaty of Waitangi common law conventions statute law
gptkbp:constitutionalMonarch	true
gptkbp:country	gptkb:New_Zealand
gptkbp:director	gptkb:Parliament_of_the_United_Kingdom
gptkbp:entrenchedProvisions	some laws require supermajority or referendum
gptkbp:foundingDocument	gptkb:Statute_of_Westminster_1931 gptkb:Act_of_Settlement_1701 gptkb:Bill_of_Rights_1689 gptkb:Constitution_Act_1986 gptkb:Statute_of_Westminster_Adoption_Act_1947 gptkb:Electoral_Act_1993 gptkb:Imperial_Laws_Application_Act_1988 gptkb:New_Zealand_Bill_of_Rights_Act_1990 gptkb:Habeas_Corpus_Act_1679 gptkb:Magna_Carta_1297 gptkb:New_Zealand_Constitution_Act_1852_(repealed) gptkb:Royal_Titles_Act_1953 gptkb:Letters_Patent_1983 Treaty of Waitangi
gptkbp:governorGeneralRole	represents monarch
gptkbp:headOfState	gptkb:King_of_New_Zealand
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Constitution of New Zealand
gptkbp:isUncodified	true
gptkbp:judicialBranch	Supreme Court of New Zealand
gptkbp:latestReleaseVersion	1986
gptkbp:officialLanguage	English Māori New Zealand Sign Language
gptkbp:parliament	gptkb:Parliament_of_the_United_Kingdom gptkb:Westminster_system
gptkbp:parliamentarySovereignty	true
gptkbp:relatedTo	gptkb:Parliament_of_the_United_Kingdom gptkb:Westminster_system Governor General of Canada Supreme Court of New Zealand Treaty of Waitangi British constitutional law
gptkbp:responsibleGovernment	true
gptkbp:separationOfPowers	true
gptkbp:supremacyOfParliament	true
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:New_Zealand_administration
gptkbp:bfsLayer	6