ESTABLISHED by Constitutional Order of the Koru of the Hokorian State under the Constitution of the Hokorian State.
Part I- Purpose and Status
Section 1- Purpose of this Charter
- This Charter provides for the continuity of sovereignty where the Koru is unable to exercise authority.
- This Charter establishes the Council of Advisors as the regency authority of the State.
- This Charter provides limited mechanisms for removal and succession of the Koru in exceptional circumstances.
- This Charter does not transfer sovereignty from the office of the Koru.
Section 2- Constitutional Status
- This Charter has constitutional force.
- This Charter has effect only for so long as it is established by Constitutional Order.
- This Charter prevails over any statute or regulation to the extent of inconsistency.
- This Charter is subject to the Sovereignty and Koru Charter.
Part II- Regency Authority
Section 3- Council of Advisors as Regency Council
- Where a regency is in effect, the Council of Advisors shall act as the Regency Council.
- No separate regency body shall exist.
- The Regency Council exercises only such authority as is necessary to preserve continuity of the State.
Section 4- Triggering a Regency
- A regency may be triggered where the Koru is:
- absent for a prolonged period;
- incapacitated;
- unable or unwilling to exercise authority; or
- acting in a manner that places the continuity of the State at serious risk.
- A regency shall be declared by Constitutional Order of the Koru, or where the Koru is unable to act, by resolution of the Council of Advisors.
Part III- Exercise of Authority During Regency
Section 5- Scope of Regency Powers
- During a regency, the Council of Advisors may exercise authority necessary to:
- maintain governance;
- issue or advise upon statutes and regulations;
- ensure security and administration; and
- prepare for restoration or succession.
- The Regency Council shall not permanently amend the Constitution except as provided in this Charter.
Section 6- Acting in the Name of the Koru
- Acts of the Regency Council during a regency shall be taken in the name of the Koru.
- Such acts shall have full legal effect.
Part IV- Removal of the Koru
Section 7- Grounds for Removal
- The Council of Advisors may remove the Koru only where:
- the Koru is permanently incapacitated; or
- the Koru has abandoned the office; or
- the Koru has acted in sustained and manifest disregard for the continuity of the State.
- Removal shall be a measure of last resort.
Section 8- Procedure for Removal
- Removal of the Koru requires:
- a formal finding by the Council of Advisors; and
- a supermajority of Council members, as defined by Council statute.
- The decision and reasons for removal shall be recorded.
Part V- Succession and Selection
Section 9- Succession of the Koru
- Where the Koru is removed, abdicates or is permanently unable to serve, the Council of Advisors shall provide for succession.
- Succession may occur by:
- recognition of an existing heir; or
- selection of a new Koru by the Council of Advisors.
- The method of selection shall be as determined by the Council under statute or resolution.
Section 10- Appointment of a New Koru
- A person selected as Koru shall assume office upon recognition by the Council of Advisors.
- Upon assumption of office, full sovereign authority shall vest in the new Koru.
- The regency shall immediately terminate upon succession.
Part VI- Termination and Continuity
Section 11- Termination of Regency
- A regency shall terminate where:
- the Koru resumes authority; or
- a new Koru assumes office.
- Acts lawfully taken during a regency shall remain valid.
Section 12- Interpretation
- This Charter shall be interpreted narrowly.
- No power under this Charter shall be presumed beyond what is expressly provided.
Part VII- Final Provisions
Section 13- Relationship to Other Charters
- This Charter operates alongside the Council of Advisors Charter.
- Nothing in this Charter permits routine interference with the office of the Koru.