Honours, Styles and Dignities Statute, 2026

ENACTED by the Koru of the Hokorian State under the authority of the Council of Advisors Charter.

Part I- Preliminary

Section 1- Short Title

1. This Statute may be cited as the Honours, Styles and Dignities Statute, 2026.

Section 2- Commencement

1. This Statute shall come into force on a date appointed by the Koru of the Hokorian State.

Section 3- Interpretation

1. “State” means the Hokorian State.
2. “Honour” means any title, order, decoration, award or distinction conferred by the Koru.
3. “Style” means any form of address or designation granted by the Koru.
4. “Dignity” means a rank, status or precedence recognised by the State.
5. “Recipient” means a person upon whom an honour, style or dignity is conferred.

Part II- Authority Over Honours

Section 4- Sovereign Authority

1. The conferral of honours, styles and dignities is an exercise of the sovereign authority of the Koru.
2. No honour, style or dignity exists except by grant of the Koru.
3. No person has an entitlement to any honour, style or dignity.

Section 5- Advice and Recommendation

1. The Koru may confer honours on the advice of:
2. the Council of Advisors;
3. the Prime Minister; or
4. any other person or body as the Koru determines.
5. Advice or recommendation is not binding.

Part III- Creation and Classification

Section 6- Creation of Honours

1. The Koru may create, amend, suspend or abolish any honour, order, style or dignity.
2. An honour may be permanent or temporary.
3. The terms, insignia, precedence and eligibility of an honour shall be as determined by the Koru.

Section 7- Orders and Classes

1. An honour may be divided into orders, grades or classes.
2. Membership criteria may vary between classes.

Part IV- Grant and Use

Section 8- Grant of Honours

1. The Koru may grant an honour to any person.
2. An honour may be granted posthumously.
3. An honour may be granted conditionally or unconditionally.

Section 9- Use of Styles and Titles

1. A recipient may use a style or title only to the extent authorised.
2. The State may regulate the official use of styles and titles.
3. No legal privilege arises from the use of a style or title unless expressly provided by law.

Part V- Withdrawal and Forfeiture

Section 10- Withdrawal of Honours

1. The Koru may withdraw or revoke any honour, style or dignity.
2. Withdrawal may occur where the recipient:
3. has brought the honour into disrepute;
4. has acted contrary to the dignity of the State; or
5. is otherwise deemed unfit to retain it.
6. No hearing or appeal is required unless the Koru provides otherwise.

Part VI- Legal Effect

Section 11- No Legal Right or Capacity

1. An honour, style or dignity does not of itself confer:
2. legal authority;
3. civil capacity;
4. entitlement to office; or
5. privilege before the law.
6. Any legal effect must be expressly provided by statute.

Section 12- Precedence and Ceremony

1. Precedence and ceremonial matters shall be determined by the Koru.
2. Such determinations have effect only for ceremonial and symbolic purposes unless otherwise provided.

Part VII- Registers and Records

Section 13- Records

1. The State may maintain registers of honours, styles and dignities.
2. The form, content and publication of such registers shall be as determined by regulation or instrument.

Part VIII- Miscellaneous and Final Provisions

Section 14- Regulations

1. Regulations may be made for the purposes of this Statute.
2. Regulations may prescribe procedures, insignia, forms of address and administrative matters.

Section 15- Relationship to Other Law

1. This Statute shall be interpreted consistently with the Sovereignty and Koru Charter.
2. This Statute may be amended, suspended or repealed in accordance with the Council of Advisors Charter.