Letters Patent of 1787
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The Letters Patent of 1787 were a formal legal instrument issued by the British Crown that established the boundaries and governance framework of the Colony of New South Wales in Australia.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Letters Patent of 1787 canonical | 1 |
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
constitutional instrument
ⓘ
legal document ⓘ letters patent ⓘ |
| appliesFrom | late 18th century ⓘ |
| appliesToTerritory |
Australia
ⓘ
Colony of New South Wales ⓘ |
| category |
Australian constitutional history
ⓘ
British imperial constitutional instruments ⓘ |
| country | Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ |
| defines |
constitutional basis of the Colony of New South Wales
ⓘ
powers of the Governor of New South Wales ⓘ territorial limits of New South Wales ⓘ |
| follows | decision to establish a penal colony at Botany Bay ⓘ |
| hasLegalEffectOn | colonial administration in New South Wales ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | British colonisation of Australia ⓘ |
| issuer | British Crown ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
British Empire
ⓘ
Colony of New South Wales ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| legalStatus | royal prerogative instrument ⓘ |
| legalSystem |
British Empire legal system
ⓘ
surface form:
British imperial law
|
| locationOfIssuance |
London, England
ⓘ
surface form:
London
|
| partOf | constitutional framework of colonial Australia ⓘ |
| purpose |
to establish the boundaries of the Colony of New South Wales
ⓘ
to establish the governance framework of the Colony of New South Wales ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Landing of the First Fleet
ⓘ
surface form:
First Fleet
Governor of New South Wales ⓘ |
| signedBy |
George III of the United Kingdom
ⓘ
surface form:
King George III
|
| subjectMatter |
colonial boundaries
ⓘ
colonial governance ⓘ imperial authority in Australia ⓘ |
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