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Unlike many other nations, New Zealand has no single constitutional document. [1] [2] It is an uncodified constitution, sometimes referred to as an "unwritten constitution", although the New Zealand constitution is in fact an amalgamation of written and unwritten sources.
The Constitution Act 1986 [1] is an Act of the New Zealand Parliament that forms a major part of the constitution of New Zealand.It lays down the framework defining fundamental political principles of governance, and establishes the powers of the executive, legislative and judicial branches of state.
New Zealand is a unitary parliamentary democracy under a constitutional monarchy. [4] It has no formal codified constitution; the constitutional framework consists of a mixture of various documents (including certain acts of the United Kingdom and New Zealand Parliaments), the principles of the Treaty of Waitangi, and constitutional conventions. [5]
Approximate dates have been listed below based on fundamental founding documents on governance of the respective countries. Constitution of Canada (1867, 1982) Basic Laws of Israel ; Constitution of New Zealand (1840, 1979–2016) Constitution of San Marino (1600, 1974) [6] Basic Laws of Sweden (1810, 1974)
The New Zealand Bill of Rights Act 1990 (sometimes known by its acronym, NZBORA or simply BORA) is a statute of the Parliament of New Zealand part of New Zealand's uncodified constitution [6] that sets out the rights and fundamental freedoms of anyone subject to New Zealand law as a bill of rights, [7] and imposes a legal requirement on the attorney-general to provide a report to parliament ...
New Zealand does not have a single codified constitutional document. The Cabinet Manual forms one part of the constitution of New Zealand, and serves to consolidate many of the previously unwritten conventions through which the New Zealand Government operates. [4] The first edition was published on 23 January 1979. [5]
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As early as 1846 the British settlers in New Zealand petitioned for self-government. [10] The New Zealand Parliament was created by the New Zealand Constitution Act 1852, an act of the British Parliament, [11] which established a bicameral legislature officially named the General Assembly, [12] later commonly referred to as Parliament.