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Constitution Act 1986

The Legislature - Parliament

14: Parliament

You could also call this:

"New Zealand's Parliament: the group in charge, including the Sovereign and House of Representatives"

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You have a Parliament in New Zealand. It is made up of the Sovereign and the House of Representatives. The Sovereign is in charge of New Zealand. You can think of the Parliament of New Zealand as the same group that used to be called the General Assembly. This group was established by the New Zealand Constitution Act 1852 of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, which you can find more information about by looking at section 2(2) and the New Zealand Constitution Act 1852 section 32.

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Part 3The Legislature
Parliament

14Parliament

  1. There shall be a Parliament of New Zealand, which shall consist of the Sovereign in right of New Zealand and the House of Representatives.

  2. The Parliament of New Zealand is the same body as that which before the commencement of this Act was called the General Assembly (as established by section 32 of the New Zealand Constitution Act 1852 of the Parliament of the United Kingdom) and which consisted of the Governor-General and the House of Representatives.

Compare
  • 1950 No 3 s 2(2); New Zealand Constitution Act 1852 s 32 (UK)