Sources of Constitutional Law
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The constitution includes, but is not limited to, the following sources:
| Name | Date | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cabinet Manual | 2008 | Conventions | Describes the conventions of the constitution. |
| Constitution Act | 1986 | Statute | Describes the three branches of government. Replaced the New Zealand Constitution Act 1852. |
| Electoral Act | 1993 | Statute | Describes the election of Members of Parliament. |
| Imperial Laws Application Act | 1988 | Statute | Incorporates important British constitutional statutes into New Zealand Law, including Magna Carta, Bill of Rights (1689), Act of Settlement 1701. |
| Judicature Act | 1908 | Statute | Describes the Jurisdiction of the New Zealand Judiciary. |
| Letters Patent constituting the office of Governor-General of New Zealand | 1983 | Letters Patent | Describes the powers of the Monarch, constitutes the office of the Governor-General and the Executive Council. |
| New Zealand Bill of Rights Act | 1990 | Statute | Enumerates the Rights of Citizens against the state; enacts into law some of New Zealand's obligations under the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights. |
| Supreme Court Act | 2003 | Statute | Ends appeals to the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council and establishes the Supreme Court of New Zealand as New Zealand's final court of appeal. |
| Treaty of Waitangi | 1840 | Treaty | A Treaty between Māori chiefs and the British Crown. |
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