History
The Assembly is descended from the Island Council established under the Cook Islands Act 1915 (NZ). This was disbanded in 1959 and reconstituted as the Assembly, which was successively granted greater control. The Assembly assumed full law-making power within the constitution upon self-government in 1974.
The Assembly is physically located in Alofi.
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