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Key New Zealand Laws Flashcards

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Colonial Laws Validity Act 1865 (imp)

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-said that NZ can create law contradicting British law unless they extend specifically to NZ

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Statute of Westminster Act 1931 (imp)

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  • repealed colonial laws validity act
  • NZ can leg. extra territorially
  • uk laws by consent only
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Electoral Act 1893

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-universal enfranchisement

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Industrial Conciliation and Arbitration Act 1895

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  • compulsory arbitration
  • unions
  • settled work environment
  • minimum wage
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Old age pensions act 1898

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  • worlds first comprehensive pension system
  • exc. Asians
  • deserving poor
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Crimes Act 1961

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Codified crimes laws

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Resource management Act 1991

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Codified environmental law

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Accident compensation act 1972

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Removed personal injury negligence tort

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Statute of Westminster Adoption act 1947

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Adopts statute of Westminster act 1931

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New Zealand constitution (amendment) act 1947

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Gave New Zealand the power to suspend repeal or alter the nzca 1852

  • needed to abolish legislative council
  • signalled independence
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Social security act 1938

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Superannuation

Unemployment benefit

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Codified corporate law

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Companies Act 1993

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Codified Māori land law

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Te Ture Whenua Māori act 1993

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Established waitangi tribunal

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Treaty of Waitangi Act 1975

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Labour’s liberal economic legislation

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Commerce Act 1986
Goods and services Act 1985
State owned enterprises act 1986

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Labour’s liberal social legislation

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  • Homosexual Law Reform Act 1986
  • Treaty of Waitangi Amendment Act 1985
  • New Zealand Nuclear Free Zone, Disarmament, and Arms Control Act 1987
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Employment contracts Act 1991

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National legislation deregulating employment relations and limiting the trade unions powers

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New Zealand Constitution Act 1852

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  • House of representatives (lower house)
  • Legislative council (upper house) app. by governor
  • provincial legislature
  • laws couldn’t contradict British law

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