Attorney-General of New Zealand
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The Attorney-General of New Zealand is the chief law officer of the Crown, responsible for overseeing the legal system, providing legal advice to the government, and supervising public prosecutions.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Attorney-General of New Zealand canonical | 17 |
| Attorney-General | 1 |
| Attorney-General of the Colony of New Zealand | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
chief law officer
ⓘ
government office ⓘ ministerial position ⓘ |
| advises |
Cabinet of New Zealand
ⓘ
New Zealand government ⓘ
surface form:
Government of New Zealand
|
| appointedBy | Governor-General of New Zealand ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Cabinet of New Zealand
ⓘ
surface form:
New Zealand Cabinet
|
| belongsTo | Westminster-style system of government ⓘ |
| canDelegateTo | Solicitor-General of New Zealand ⓘ |
| constitutionalRole | guardian of the public interest in legal matters ⓘ |
| country | New Zealand ⓘ |
| hasAuthorityOver |
Crown legal representation
ⓘ
conduct of litigation involving the Crown ⓘ |
| hasDuty |
to ensure legality of government actions
ⓘ
to protect the rule of law ⓘ |
| hasSubordinateOffice |
Crown Counsel
ⓘ
Solicitor-General of New Zealand ⓘ |
| isSimilarTo |
Attorney General for England and Wales
ⓘ
Attorney General ⓘ
surface form:
Attorney General of Australia
|
| jurisdiction | New Zealand ⓘ |
| languageOfOfficialTitle | English ⓘ |
| legalRole | chief legal adviser to the government ⓘ |
| legalSystem | common law ⓘ |
| locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity | Wellington Region ⓘ |
| mayBeHeldBy | Member of Parliament of New Zealand ⓘ |
| memberOf |
New Zealand Executive Council
ⓘ
surface form:
Executive Council of New Zealand
|
| nativeLabel |
Attorney General
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surface form:
Attorney-General
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| officeCreatedIn | 19th century ⓘ |
| officeHoldersAreUsually | senior barristers ⓘ |
| officeHoldersTitle |
Attorney-General of New Zealand
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Attorney-General
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| officeType |
Law Officers of the Crown
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surface form:
Crown law officer
|
| oversees |
Crown Law Office (New Zealand)
ⓘ
Solicitor-General of New Zealand ⓘ |
| partOf |
Executive branch of New Zealand
ⓘ
New Zealand government ⓘ
surface form:
Government of New Zealand
|
| precededBy |
Attorney-General of New Zealand
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Attorney-General of the Colony of New Zealand
|
| reportsTo |
New Zealand Parliament
ⓘ
surface form:
Parliament of New Zealand
Prime Minister of New Zealand ⓘ |
| represents | the Crown in legal matters ⓘ |
| responsibleFor |
legal system of New Zealand
ⓘ
provision of legal advice to the government ⓘ supervision of public prosecutions ⓘ |
| seat | Wellington ⓘ |
| style | The Honourable ⓘ |
| supervises | public prosecutions in New Zealand ⓘ |
| typeOfJurisdiction | national ⓘ |
| worksWith |
Minister of Justice of New Zealand
ⓘ
Solicitor-General of New Zealand ⓘ |
Referenced by (19)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Attorney-General of New Zealand
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officeHoldersTitle
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Attorney-General of New Zealand
self-linksurface differs
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this entity surface form:
Attorney-General
Attorney-General of New Zealand
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precededBy
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Attorney-General of New Zealand
self-linksurface differs
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this entity surface form:
Attorney-General of the Colony of New Zealand
subject surface form:
David Lange
President of the Court of Appeal of New Zealand
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appointmentOnAdviceOf
→
Attorney-General of New Zealand
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New Zealand Māori Council v Attorney-General (1987) (the Lands case)
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involves
→
Attorney-General of New Zealand
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subject surface form:
New Zealand Māori Council v Attorney-General (1987)