New Zealand law
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New Zealand law is the common law–based legal system of New Zealand, combining parliamentary statutes, judicial precedents, and constitutional conventions derived largely from English legal traditions.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| New Zealand law canonical | 2 |
| New Zealand legal system | 2 |
| New Zealand public law system | 1 |
Statements (92)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
common law system
ⓘ
legal system ⓘ |
| basedOn | common law GENERATED ⓘ |
| country | New Zealand ⓘ |
| hasConstitutionalFeature |
parliamentary sovereignty
ⓘ
responsible government ⓘ rule of law ⓘ separation of powers ⓘ unwritten constitution ⓘ |
| hasCourt |
Court of Appeal of New Zealand
GENERATED
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District Court of New Zealand GENERATED ⓘ High Court of New Zealand GENERATED ⓘ |
| hasCriminalLawPrinciple |
presumption of innocence
ⓘ
trial by jury for serious offences ⓘ |
| hasElectoralSystem | mixed-member proportional representation GENERATED ⓘ |
| hasHighestCourt | Supreme Court of New Zealand GENERATED ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalInfluence | Treaty of Waitangi GENERATED ⓘ |
| hasHumanRightsInstitution | Human Rights Commission (New Zealand) GENERATED ⓘ |
| hasHumanRightsInstrument | New Zealand Bill of Rights Act 1990 ⓘ |
| hasInternationalObligation |
Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women
ⓘ
surface form:
Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women
Convention on the Rights of the Child ⓘ International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights ⓘ Charter of the United Nations ⓘ
surface form:
United Nations Charter
|
| hasKeyInstitution |
Executive branch of New Zealand
GENERATED
ⓘ
Judiciary of New Zealand GENERATED ⓘ New Zealand Parliament GENERATED ⓘ |
| hasKeyStatute |
Accident Compensation Act 2001
GENERATED
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Care of Children Act 2004 GENERATED ⓘ Companies Act 1993 GENERATED ⓘ Constitution Act 1986 GENERATED ⓘ Contract and Commercial Law Act 2017 GENERATED ⓘ Crimes Act 1961 GENERATED ⓘ Criminal Procedure Act 2011 GENERATED ⓘ Customs and Excise Act 2018 GENERATED ⓘ Electoral Act 1993 GENERATED ⓘ Employment Relations Act 2000 GENERATED ⓘ Evidence Act 2006 GENERATED ⓘ Family Violence Act 2018 GENERATED ⓘ Goods and Services Tax Act 1985 GENERATED ⓘ Health and Safety at Work Act 2015 GENERATED ⓘ Human Rights Act 1993 GENERATED ⓘ Immigration Act 2009 GENERATED ⓘ Income Tax Act 2007 GENERATED ⓘ Insolvency Act 2006 GENERATED ⓘ Land Transfer Act 2017 GENERATED ⓘ Local Government Act 2002 GENERATED ⓘ Marine and Coastal Area (Takutai Moana) Act 2011 GENERATED ⓘ Misuse of Drugs Act 1975 GENERATED ⓘ New Zealand Bill of Rights Act 1990 GENERATED ⓘ Official Information Act 1982 GENERATED ⓘ Oranga Tamariki Act 1989 GENERATED ⓘ Privacy Act 2020 GENERATED ⓘ Property Law Act 2007 GENERATED ⓘ Protection of Personal and Property Rights Act 1988 GENERATED ⓘ Public Finance Act 1989 GENERATED ⓘ Resource Management Act 1991 GENERATED ⓘ Sale and Supply of Alcohol Act 2012 GENERATED ⓘ Sentencing Act 2002 GENERATED ⓘ State Sector Act 1988 GENERATED ⓘ Tax Administration Act 1994 GENERATED ⓘ Te Ture Whenua Maori Act 1993 GENERATED ⓘ Treaty of Waitangi Act 1975 GENERATED ⓘ Trusts Act 2019 GENERATED ⓘ |
| hasLegalAidSystem | Legal aid in New Zealand GENERATED ⓘ |
| hasLegalEducationInstitution |
University of Auckland Faculty of Law
GENERATED
ⓘ
University of Canterbury School of Law GENERATED ⓘ University of Otago Faculty of Law GENERATED ⓘ University of Waikato Faculty of Law GENERATED ⓘ Victoria University of Wellington Faculty of Law GENERATED ⓘ |
| hasLegalProfessionBody |
New Zealand Bar Association
ⓘ
New Zealand Law Society ⓘ |
| hasLegalSystemType | unitary state ⓘ |
| hasLegalTradition | Westminster system GENERATED ⓘ |
| hasOmbudsmanInstitution |
Ombudsman of New Zealand
ⓘ
surface form:
Office of the Ombudsman (New Zealand)
|
| hasSpecialistCourt |
Employment Court of New Zealand
ⓘ
Environment Court of New Zealand ⓘ Family Court of New Zealand ⓘ Māori Land Court ⓘ |
| hasSupremeLaw | Constitutional principles GENERATED ⓘ |
| hasTribunal |
Disputes Tribunal
GENERATED
ⓘ
Human Rights Review Tribunal GENERATED ⓘ Tenancy Tribunal GENERATED ⓘ Waitangi Tribunal GENERATED ⓘ |
| includesSourceOfLaw |
constitutional conventions
ⓘ
judicial precedents ⓘ parliamentary statutes ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
English law
GENERATED
ⓘ
United Kingdom law GENERATED ⓘ |
| recognisesIndigenousRights | Māori ⓘ |
| recognisesLanguage |
Māori
ⓘ
New Zealand Sign Language ⓘ |
| usesLanguage | English GENERATED ⓘ |
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
New Zealand public law system
this entity surface form:
New Zealand legal system
this entity surface form:
New Zealand legal system