Niue Assembly
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The Niue Assembly is the unicameral legislative body responsible for making laws and overseeing the government of the self-governing island nation of Niue in free association with New Zealand.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Niue Assembly canonical | 5 |
| Assembly of Niue | 1 |
| Parliament of Niue | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
legislative body
ⓘ
unicameral legislature ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
government of Niue
ⓘ
surface form:
Government of Niue
New Zealand ⓘ |
| capitalOfJurisdiction | Alofi ⓘ |
| chamber | unicameral ⓘ |
| constitutionalStatus | supreme law-making body of Niue ⓘ |
| country | Niue ⓘ |
| electoralSystemContext | mixed village and common roll constituencies ⓘ |
| elects | Premier of Niue ⓘ |
| established | 1974 ⓘ |
| establishedBy |
Niue Constitution Act 1974
ⓘ
surface form:
Constitution of Niue
|
| governmentTypeContext | self-governing state in free association with New Zealand ⓘ |
| hasCommitteeType | standing committee ⓘ |
| hasConstituencyType |
common roll constituency
ⓘ
village constituency ⓘ |
| hasElectionCycle | general elections approximately every three years ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
approves legislation
ⓘ
passes annual budget of Niue ⓘ questions executive branch ⓘ |
| hasMemberType | elected member ⓘ |
| hasPower | enact, amend, and repeal laws for Niue ⓘ |
| hasQuorumRequirement | majority of members ⓘ |
| hasRuleSet | standing orders of the Niue Assembly ⓘ |
| headOfGovernmentTitle | Premier of Niue ⓘ |
| headOfStateContext | operates under monarchy of New Zealand represented by Governor-General of New Zealand ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | territory of Niue ⓘ |
| languageOfProceedings |
English
ⓘ
Niuean ⓘ |
| legalBasis |
Niue Constitution Act 1974
ⓘ
surface form:
Niue Constitution Act 1974 (New Zealand) and Constitution of Niue
|
| legislatureOf | Niue ⓘ |
| locatedIn | South Pacific Ocean ⓘ |
| meetsFrequency | regular sessions and special sessions as required ⓘ |
| meetsIn | Alofi ⓘ |
| meetsInBuildingType | parliament house ⓘ |
| numberOfMembers | 20 ⓘ |
| oversightFunction | scrutiny of government policies and administration ⓘ |
| partOf | political system of Niue ⓘ |
| passes | Acts of the Niue Assembly ⓘ |
| region | Polynesia ⓘ |
| relationToNewZealand | operates within framework of free association with New Zealand ⓘ |
| role |
makes laws for Niue
ⓘ
oversees the government of Niue ⓘ |
| supervises | Cabinet of Niue ⓘ |
| termLength | 3 years ⓘ |
| typeOfRepresentation | representatives elected by Niuean citizens ⓘ |
| votingSystem | first-past-the-post ⓘ |
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Assembly of Niue