Letters Patent Constituting the Office of Governor-General of New Zealand 1983

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constitutional instrument letters patent

The Letters Patent Constituting the Office of Governor-General of New Zealand 1983 is a key constitutional instrument that defines the powers, functions, and establishment of the Governor-General as the King’s representative in New Zealand.

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Letters Patent under the Great Seal of New Zealand	0	1

Statements (35)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	constitutional instrument → letters patent →
amendedBy	Letters Patent Constituting the Office of Governor-General of New Zealand 1983 self-linksurface differs → surface form: Letters Patent Constituting the Office of Governor-General of New Zealand 2006
appliesTo	Realm of New Zealand →
basisIn	royal prerogative →
clarifies	status of the Governor-General as the Sovereign’s representative in New Zealand →
constitutionalFunction	to define the office and authority of the Governor-General of New Zealand →
constitutionalStatus	core component of New Zealand’s unwritten constitution →
country	New Zealand →
definesRelationshipBetween	the Sovereign of New Zealand and the Governor-General of New Zealand →
definesRoleAsRepresentativeOf	King of New Zealand → surface form: the King of New Zealand King of New Zealand → surface form: the King of the United Kingdom in right of New Zealand
establishesOfficeOf	Governor-General of New Zealand →
governs	exercise of the royal prerogative in New Zealand by the Governor-General →
issuedUnder	Great Seal of New Zealand →
jurisdiction	New Zealand →
language	English →
legalStatus	subordinate to the Constitution Act 1986 and other New Zealand statutes →
linkedTo	Constitution Act 1986 (New Zealand) → surface form: Constitution Act 1986 New Zealand Constitution Act 1852 →
monarchAtTimeOfIssue	Elizabeth II →
partOf	constitutional law of New Zealand →
providesFor	appointment of the Governor-General of New Zealand → powers of the Governor-General to appoint Ministers → powers of the Governor-General to grant the Royal assent to legislation → powers of the Governor-General to summon, prorogue, and dissolve Parliament → succession and continuity of the office of Governor-General →
recognizes	New Zealand as a realm with its own Governor-General →
replaced	Letters Patent Constituting the Office of Governor-General of New Zealand 1917 →
signedBy	Elizabeth II →
subjectMatter	establishment of the office of Governor-General of New Zealand → functions of the Governor-General of New Zealand → powers of the Governor-General of New Zealand →
typeOfInstrument	Letters Patent Constituting the Office of Governor-General of New Zealand 1983 self-linksurface differs → surface form: Letters Patent under the Great Seal of New Zealand
year	1983 →

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