New Zealand Parliament

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The New Zealand Parliament is the unicameral national legislature of New Zealand, responsible for making laws, scrutinizing the government, and representing the interests of New Zealanders.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf national legislature
parliament
unicameral legislature
abolishedChamber New Zealand Legislative Council
abolishedChamberAbolitionYear 1951
adoptedMMPYear 1996
allows public submissions to select committees
basisOfAuthority Constitutional conventions of New Zealand
Electoral Act 1993
Constitution Act 1986 (New Zealand)
surface form: New Zealand Constitution Act 1986
broadcastsProceedings Parliament TV (New Zealand)
canBeDissolvedBy Governor-General of New Zealand
ceremonialHead King of New Zealand
ceremonialHeadRepresentative Governor-General of New Zealand
country New Zealand
electoralSystem mixed-member proportional representation
hasCommitteeSystem select committees
hasComponent New Zealand Parliament self-linksurface differs
surface form: House of Representatives (New Zealand)
hasFunction budget approval
confidence and supply
lawmaking
representation of citizens
scrutiny of the executive
hasJurisdiction Chatham Islands
New Zealand mainland
other New Zealand territories
hasLeaderTitle Leader of the Opposition (New Zealand)
Prime Minister of New Zealand
Speaker of the House of Representatives
surface form: Speaker of the House
hasOfficialLanguage English
Māori
New Zealand Sign Language
hasWebsite https://www.parliament.nz/
isSovereignParliament true
isUnicameral true
legislativeBodyFor New Zealand
locatedIn New Zealand
Wellington
meetsIn Parliament House, Wellington
numberOfHouses 1
oversees New Zealand government
surface form: Government of New Zealand
passes Acts of Parliament
predecessor New Zealand Parliament self-linksurface differs
surface form: General Assembly of New Zealand
publishesRecord Hansard
surface form: Hansard (New Zealand)
replaced Parliament of New Zealand under bicameral system
termLength 3 years
typeOfStateSystem parliamentary democracy
votingSystemForGeneralElections mixed-member proportional representation

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New Zealand legislature New Zealand Parliament
New Zealand Sign Language hasInterpretersIn New Zealand Parliament
Crown in right of New Zealand distinctFrom New Zealand Parliament
New Zealand Parliament hasComponent New Zealand Parliament self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: House of Representatives (New Zealand)
New Zealand Parliament predecessor New Zealand Parliament self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: General Assembly of New Zealand
Royal Assent appliesTo New Zealand Parliament
Wellington seatOf New Zealand Parliament
New Zealand Labour Party operatesIn New Zealand Parliament
Lyttelton electorate representedIn New Zealand Parliament
this entity surface form: New Zealand House of Representatives
Bill Rowling legislativeBody New Zealand Parliament
Governor-General of New Zealand worksWith New Zealand Parliament
this entity surface form: Parliament of New Zealand
New Zealand National Party hasRepresentation New Zealand Parliament
this entity surface form: New Zealand House of Representatives
Royal Titles Act 1953 (New Zealand) passedBy New Zealand Parliament
this entity surface form: House of Representatives of New Zealand
Supreme Court Act 2003 legislature New Zealand Parliament
Senior Courts Act 2016 enactedBy New Zealand Parliament
SCNZ createdBy New Zealand Parliament
subject surface form: Supreme Court of New Zealand
Attorney-General of New Zealand reportsTo New Zealand Parliament
this entity surface form: Parliament of New Zealand
Treaty of Waitangi Act 1975 legislature New Zealand Parliament
Māori Party parliamentarySystem New Zealand Parliament
this entity surface form: New Zealand House of Representatives
State-Owned Enterprises Act 1986 enactedBy New Zealand Parliament
Resource Management Act 1991 enactedBy New Zealand Parliament
Constitution Act 1986 (New Zealand) legislature New Zealand Parliament
Constitution Act 1986 (New Zealand) regulates New Zealand Parliament
this entity surface form: Parliament of New Zealand
Constitution Act 1986 (New Zealand) regulates New Zealand Parliament
this entity surface form: House of Representatives of New Zealand
Court of Appeal of New Zealand establishedBy New Zealand Parliament
this entity surface form: Parliament of New Zealand
Coat of arms of New Zealand usedBy New Zealand Parliament
New Zealand government legislature New Zealand Parliament
New Zealand government lowerHouse New Zealand Parliament
this entity surface form: New Zealand House of Representatives
New Zealand government responsibleTo New Zealand Parliament
this entity surface form: New Zealand House of Representatives
New Zealand government cabinetCollectiveResponsibilityTo New Zealand Parliament
this entity surface form: Parliament of New Zealand
Prime Minister of New Zealand nominatedBy New Zealand Parliament
this entity surface form: Parliament of New Zealand
Prime Minister of New Zealand reportsTo New Zealand Parliament
this entity surface form: Parliament of New Zealand
Prime Minister of New Zealand appointedOnAdviceOf New Zealand Parliament
this entity surface form: New Zealand House of Representatives
Prime Minister of New Zealand associatedWith New Zealand Parliament
Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993 legislature New Zealand Parliament
Leader of the Opposition (New Zealand) partOf New Zealand Parliament
this entity surface form: New Zealand House of Representatives
Leader of the Opposition (New Zealand) seat New Zealand Parliament
this entity surface form: New Zealand House of Representatives
Botany electorate governingBody New Zealand Parliament
this entity surface form: New Zealand House of Representatives
Botany electorate legislativeBody New Zealand Parliament
New Zealand Executive Council relatedBody New Zealand Parliament
this entity surface form: Parliament of New Zealand
New Zealand Legislative Council partOf New Zealand Parliament
this entity surface form: Parliament of New Zealand
New Zealand Legislative Council legislativeChamberOf New Zealand Parliament
this entity surface form: Parliament of New Zealand
New Zealand Legislative Council governmentBranch New Zealand Parliament
this entity surface form: Legislature of New Zealand
New Zealand Legislative Council replacedBy New Zealand Parliament
this entity surface form: unicameral New Zealand Parliament
Parliament TV (New Zealand) subject New Zealand Parliament
Parliament TV (New Zealand) owner New Zealand Parliament
this entity surface form: New Zealand Parliament (through the Office of the Clerk)
Parliament TV (New Zealand) editorialControl New Zealand Parliament