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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Label	Occurrences
Letters Patent Constituting the Office of Governor-General of New Zealand	6
Letters Patent Constituting the Office of Governor-General of New Zealand 1983 canonical	6
Letters Patent	1
Letters Patent Constituting the Office of Governor-General of New Zealand 2006	1
Letters Patent Constituting the Office of Governor‑General of New Zealand	1
Letters Patent under the Great Seal of New Zealand	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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King of New Zealand → constitutionalDocuments → Letters Patent Constituting the Office of Governor-General of New Zealand 1983 ⓘ

Governor of New South Wales → createdBy → Letters Patent Constituting the Office of Governor-General of New Zealand 1983 ⓘ

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Queen of New Zealand → governedBy → Letters Patent Constituting the Office of Governor-General of New Zealand 1983 ⓘ

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New Zealand Executive Council → constitutionalBasis → Letters Patent Constituting the Office of Governor-General of New Zealand 1983 ⓘ

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Constitutional conventions of New Zealand → hasSource → Letters Patent Constituting the Office of Governor-General of New Zealand 1983 ⓘ

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Royal Succession Act 2013 (New Zealand) → relatedTo → Letters Patent Constituting the Office of Governor-General of New Zealand 1983 ⓘ

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Realm of New Zealand → createdByStatute → Letters Patent Constituting the Office of Governor-General of New Zealand 1983 ⓘ

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Letters Patent Constituting the Office of Governor-General of New Zealand 1917 → relatedTo → Letters Patent Constituting the Office of Governor-General of New Zealand 1983 ⓘ

The Executive → legalBasis → Letters Patent Constituting the Office of Governor-General of New Zealand 1983 ⓘ

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Constitution of New Zealand → hasPart → Letters Patent Constituting the Office of Governor-General of New Zealand 1983 ⓘ

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