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51 Cards in this Set
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Magna Carta |
1215 - Signed by King John, gave Nobles more power over taxation and jury system |
Oldest piece of legislation |
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Statute of Westminster 1275 |
Edward I, established role of law in Britain |
Beginning |
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1297 - Magna Carta |
Formally incorporated Magna Carta into law system |
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Act of Supremacy |
1534 - King Henry VIII - divorce denied so made new church |
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Petition of Rights |
1627 - Taxation had to go through parliament - took power away from king |
Charles I forced to sign by parliament |
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Habeas Corpus Act 1640 |
Rights of an arrested person |
Criminal |
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Bill of Rights Act |
1688 - Monarch was required to consult parliament. Constitutional Monarchy created in Britain. Parliament rights and protections. |
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Bill of Rights Act |
1688 - Monarch was required to consult parliament. Constitutional Monarchy created in Britain. Parliament rights and protections. |
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Declaration of Independence |
1835 - signed by James Busby and Northern Maori Rangatira, proclaiming New Zealands independence and asking the crown for protection and recognition. |
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NZ Constitution Act 1852 |
2 houses of parliament. Lower house - House of Representatives - white men with land and upper house assigned by governor to overwatch lower house Imperial act that could only be revoked by Britain, allowed NZ to make laws for the benefit of the nation as long as it didnt clash with a British law |
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English Laws Act |
1858 - New Zealand inherited all of Britains laws as of January 1840 |
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The New Zealand Settlements Act 1863 |
Confiscation of Maori land who were fighting the Imperial and colonial forces - divided among some white settlers |
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Colonial Laws Validity Act |
1865 - Allows NZ to pass a law that conflicts with a British law as long as the British Law is not directed at New Zealand in particular |
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1862 & 1865 |
The Native Land Acts - established the Native Land Court which allowed Maori to reclaim iwi land, however the legal costs were so expensive the majority of the land was then sold back to the crown |
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Maori Representation Act |
1867 - Gave Maori a voice in parliament - all Maori men allowed to vote |
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1873&1875 |
English Judicature Acts Merged Equity and Common Law into one court in Britain creating the Supreme Court. This has been evident in New Zealand since 1840, as the nation was too small to have 2 sepetate courts |
Supreme Court |
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Electoral Act |
Women right to vote - by the first liberal government |
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Old Age Pensions Act |
1898 - NZ becomes first nation to set up a comprehensive pension system |
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New Zealand Companies Act (Solomon v Solomon Co.) |
1993 - Individual and business are seperate assets |
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Industrial Conciliation and Arbitration Act |
1894 - Compulsory arbitration (use of an arbitrator to settle a dispute) |
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The Native Land Act |
1909 - Native title was useless without crown recognition |
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The Native Land Act |
1909 - Native title was useless without crown recognition |
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Statute of Westminster Act 1931 |
Allowed any Commonwealth dominion to be a self governing body |
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The Native Land Act |
1909 - Native title was useless without crown recognition |
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Statute of Westminster Act 1931 |
Allowed any Commonwealth dominion to be a self governing body |
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Accident Compensation Act |
1972 - ACC |
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The Social Security Act |
1938 - Other benefit pensions |
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Statute of Westminster Adoption Act |
1947 - New Zealand becomes a self governing state. New Zealand had to change the 1858 Constitution Act to change its constitution |
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Statute of Westminster Adoption Act |
1947 - New Zealand becomes a self governing state. New Zealand had to change the 1858 Constitution Act to change its constitution |
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New Zealand Constitution (Amendment) Act |
Allowed New Zealand to change the 1858 Constitution Act and change it’s constitution |
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Statute of Westminster Adoption Act |
1947 - New Zealand becomes a self governing state. |
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Legislation Abolishment Act |
1950 - Removed the Upper house of parliament, making New Zealand a unicameral state |
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Legislation Abolishment Act |
1950 - Removed the Upper house of parliament, making New Zealand a unicameral state |
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Treaty of Waitangi Act |
1975 - Founded the Waitangi Tribunal Could only work on cases and claims after 1975 |
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Treaty of Waitangi Amendment Act |
1985 - Allowed the tribunal to look at cases between 1840 and 1975 |
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Constitution Act 1986 |
Removed Britains right to pass legislation in New Zealand |
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Constitution Act 1986 |
Removed Britains right to pass legislation in New Zealand |
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Disputes Tribunal Act 1988 |
Established the dispute tribunal |
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Constitution Act 1986 |
Removed Britains right to pass legislation in New Zealand |
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Disputes Tribunal Act 1988 |
Established the dispute tribunal |
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The Imperial Laws Application Act |
1988 - Removed all pieces of British Law in the New Zealand legal system besides important documents such as the Magna Carta |
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Bill of Rights Act 1990 |
Addition and modernisation of the original 1688 Act |
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Foreshore and Seabed Act 2004 |
Removed the right of Maori people to prove customary land of seabed and foreshore lands. Big protest. |
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Marine and Coastal Area Act 2011 |
Formation of Maori party. Revoked Foreshore and Seabed act alongside Maori party and established the Marine and Coastal Area Act to allow Maori to reclaim the area with customary rights. |
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Bushells Case 1670 |
Right of jury to be free of judical coercion |
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Bushells Case 1670 |
Right of jury to be free of judical coercion |
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Entick v Carrington 1765 |
Individual free from unreasonable property search |
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Bushells Case 1670 |
Right of jury to be free of judical coercion |
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Entick v Carrington 1765 |
Individual free from unreasonable property search |
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Carhill v Carbolic Smoke Balls co 1893 |
Requirement for contract formation |
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Solomon v A.Solomon and Co 1897 |
An individual and the individuals company are seperate liabilities |
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