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1064:, was passed in 1986 and came into force from 1 January 1987. Section 6 of the new Constitution Act specified that members of the Executive Council had to be members of Parliament, but only after a period of 40 days. At the same time, an amendment to the Letters Patent 1983 was signed off. Clause VIII of the Letters Patent, on the composition of the Executive Council, amended the Letters Patent 1983 from 1 January 1987 to align with the provisions of the new Constitution Act. The 1987 amendment was recommended to the Queen by then Prime Minister 1958: 35: 648: 848:, all supported the Queen signing during the Royal Tour). It was not until 26 September 1983 that an Order-in-Council was issued requesting the Queen's signature. The Queen signed the Letters Patent on 28 October 1983, and soon after they were counter-signed by Muldoon, and sealed by the Seal of New Zealand. This was the first time a New Zealand prime minister had signed the document, symbolising that it had been " 1092:). There was also a second amendment: Clause XV, requiring the governor-general to have the permission of the monarch to leave New Zealand, was revoked entirely. This recognised the increasing number of times the governor-general was travelling overseas to represent New Zealand. The 2006 amendments were recommended to the Queen by then Prime Minister 985:
Clauses VII-X of the Letters Patent establishes the Executive Council to advise the governor-general on the execution of his or her prerogative powers. Implicit in the Letters Patent is the requirement for the governor-general to act only on the advice of the Executive Council. The governor-general
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of the New Zealand prime minister, and that governors-general usually serve a term of five to six years in office. The commission appointing the governor-general, known as the Terms of Appointment, defines this term (which can be extended, as was the case in 2006 with
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The review of the 1917 Letters Patent was completed in 1980. The Cabinet Office published the review, recommending new letters patent be issued. Following the report, draft Letters Patent were circulated with the governments of
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to appoint a party leader as a member of the Executive Council and prime minister. Then, on the prime minister's advice, the governor-general appoints the remaining members of the Executive Council (whether inside or outside
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Clause XI of the Letters Patent defines the exercise of prerogative of mercy in New Zealand. The governor-general acts on the advice of the responsible minister—in the case of the prerogative of mercy that is the
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arose where the outgoing Prime Minister, Robert Muldoon, apparently refused to implement the advice of the incoming Prime Minister, David Lange. One resolution to the crisis, canvassed by Deputy Prime Minister
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in 1947 and letters patent then became the responsibility of the New Zealand Government, not the United Kingdom. It was not until the 1960s, with the appointment of the first New Zealand-born governor-general,
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Clause I of the Letters Patent constitutes the office of "Governor-General and Commander-in-Chief of New Zealand". The full title is rarely used, and usually "Governor-General" is used because the
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by caucus. This would have left the governor-general with no advisers, as there were no sworn-in members of Parliament to be members of the Executive Council.
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The Letters Patent are written as though they are an open letter from the Queen, although they are in fact a legal instrument (specifically, a
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then the position falls to the "next most senior Judge of the New Zealand judiciary" (before the clause referred to the president of the
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and her husband Professor Robert Quentin-Baxter to review the Letters Patent 1917. In anticipation of new letters patent being issued,
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to advise the governor-general, and makes provision for the exercise of the governor-general's powers should the office be vacant.
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In 2006 a further set of amendments to the Letters Patent were made. The first amendment reflected the recent creation of the
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Letters Patent Constituting the Office of Governor-General of New Zealand 1983, as amended in 1987 and 2006
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can act on the advice of a specific minister responsible, should this be specifically defined in statute.
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Clause II of the Letters Patent states that the governor-general is appointed by the
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Brookfield, FM (Jock) (1985). "The Reconstituted office of Governor-General".
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in 1907, renaming the office of "governor" to "governor-general". New Zealand
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This Realm of New Zealand: The Sovereign, the Governor-General, the Crown
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Letters Patent Constituting the Office of Governor-General of New Zealand
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In 1976, the Prime Minister's Department asked lawyer (now Dame)
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The Governors: New Zealand's Governors and Governors-General
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This is a requirement that the governor-general act within
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The new Letters Patent came into force on 1 November 1983.
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wanted the Queen to sign the Letters Patent during her
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Governor-General and Commander-in-Chief of New Zealand
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as consisting of New Zealand, the Cook Islands, Niue,
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Index

Politics of New Zealand

Constitution
The Crown
Monarch
Charles III
Governor-General
list
Cindy Kiro
Realm of New Zealand
Executive Government
List of governments
current
Cabinet
Ministers
Prime Minister
list
Christopher Luxon
Executive Council
State services departments
Legislature
54th New Zealand Parliament
King-in-Parliament
House of Representatives
Speaker
Gerry Brownlee
Official Opposition
Elections
Political parties
Electorates

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