Crown as corporation aggregate
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The Crown as corporation aggregate is the legal concept that treats the Crown as a collective entity composed of multiple persons or offices acting together, rather than as a single officeholder.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Crown as corporation aggregate canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
constitutional law concept
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legal concept ⓘ public law doctrine ⓘ |
| appliesInContext |
Crown contracts
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Crown employment and service of the Crown ⓘ exercise of executive power ⓘ ownership of Crown property ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
the Crown in right of Australia
NERFINISHED
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the Crown in right of Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ the Crown in right of New Zealand NERFINISHED ⓘ the Crown in right of other Commonwealth realms ⓘ the Crown in right of the United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | doctrine of the Crown in right of a particular jurisdiction ⓘ |
| composedOf |
Crown officers
NERFINISHED
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civil servants ⓘ government departments ⓘ ministers of the Crown ⓘ multiple natural persons ⓘ public bodies acting on behalf of the Crown ⓘ public offices ⓘ |
| contrastedWith | Crown as corporation sole NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distinguishes | the Crown as an institution from the reigning monarch ⓘ |
| ensures |
government acts are attributed to the Crown rather than to individual officeholders
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the Crown continues despite changes of monarch NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
attribute legal personality to the Crown as a group of persons and offices
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distinguish the Crown from the natural person of the monarch ⓘ enable continuity of governmental authority ⓘ support state liability in tort and contract ⓘ support the concept of the Crown as employer ⓘ |
| historicalOrigin | English common law ⓘ |
| legalSystem | common law ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
Crown as corporation sole
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sovereign immunity (as modified in modern law) ⓘ state as legal person ⓘ the Crown in right of the state NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatesTo |
Crown employment relationships
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Crown liability ⓘ Crown proceedings NERFINISHED ⓘ governmental powers ⓘ public administration ⓘ state legal personality ⓘ |
| supports | idea of the Crown as a continuing body politic ⓘ |
| treatsAs |
collective entity
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corporation aggregate ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Crown Proceedings Acts and similar statutes
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administrative law ⓘ constitutional interpretation ⓘ public employment law ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.