Acts of the New Zealand Parliament

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Acts of the New Zealand Parliament are the primary laws enacted by the country's legislature that establish and govern the powers, functions, and obligations of public institutions and individuals.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf New Zealand statute
primary legislation
type of legislation
bindingOn New Zealand courts
New Zealand public institutions
individuals in New Zealand
canBe local Act
private Act
public Act
canBeAmendedBy later Acts of the New Zealand Parliament
canBeRepealedBy later Acts of the New Zealand Parliament
compiledBy Parliamentary Counsel Office of New Zealand
country New Zealand
draftedBy Parliamentary Counsel Office of New Zealand
enactedBy New Zealand House of Representatives
Parliament of New Zealand
govern functions of New Zealand public institutions
powers of New Zealand public institutions
rights and obligations of individuals in New Zealand
includeNotableExample Companies Act 1993
Constitution Act 1986
Crimes Act 1961
Evidence Act 2006
Income Tax Act 2007
Local Government Act 2002
New Zealand Bill of Rights Act 1990
Official Information Act 1982
Public Finance Act 1989
Resource Management Act 1991
Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993
inconsistencyReportedBy New Zealand Attorney-General
interpretedAccordingTo Interpretation Act 1999
jurisdiction New Zealand
language English
legalHierarchy primary source of law in New Zealand
supreme over delegated legislation in New Zealand
legalSystem common law
mayBeEnactedIn Māori language
mayBeInconsistentWith New Zealand Bill of Rights Act 1990
mayHave retrospective effect
maySpecify commencement date
sunset clause
publishedIn New Zealand Legislation website
New Zealand Statutes
recordedIn New Zealand statute book
requireAssentFrom governor-general of New Zealand
monarch of New Zealand
subjectTo doctrine of parliamentary sovereignty in New Zealand
subjectToReviewBy New Zealand courts

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New Zealand regulatory agencies legalBasis Acts of the New Zealand Parliament
Electoral Act 1956 category Statutes of New Zealand
linked to: Acts of the New Zealand Parliament
Town and Country Planning Act 1953 category New Zealand Acts of Parliament
linked to: Acts of the New Zealand Parliament