Constitution of the Hokorian State

ENACTED by the Koru of the Hokorian State under the sovereign authority of the Hokorian State.

Part I- The State and Sovereignty

Section 1- Establishment of the State

1. The Hokorian State is hereby constituted as a sovereign state.
2. Sovereignty of the Hokorian State is vested in the Koru.
3. All authority of the State derives from the Koru and is exercised in their name.

Section 2- The Koru

1. The Koru is the Head of State and the supreme authority of the Hokorian State.
2. The Koru may exercise authority directly or through delegation.
3. The Koru shall ensure the continuity of the State.

Part II- Constitutional Authority

Section 3- Constitutional Orders

1. The Koru may issue Constitutional Orders.
2. A Constitutional Order may:
3. establish, amend or repeal a Constitutional Charter;
4. activate, suspend or repeal a Charter or any law made under it;
5. declare or terminate a state of emergency;
6. provide for interpretation or clarification of constitutional authority.
7. A Constitutional Order shall have constitutional force.

Section 4- Constitutional Charters

1. A Constitutional Charter shall have effect only where established by Constitutional Order of the Koru.
2. A Constitutional Charter shall have such scope, force and duration as specified in the Order establishing it.
3. A Constitutional Charter shall have higher authority than any statute or regulation.
4. A Constitutional Charter may be amended, suspended or repealed only by Constitutional Order.

Part III- Law and Governance

Section 5- Ordinary Law

1. Ordinary law of the Hokorian State shall have effect only where made under authority of a Constitutional Charter.
2. Ordinary law shall include:
3. statutes made under a Charter;
4. regulations made under authority of a statute.
5. No law shall have effect unless recognised within this hierarchy.

Section 6- Delegation and Instruments

1. Authority may be delegated by the Koru or under a Charter.
2. Instruments issued under delegated authority shall have effect only within the limits of that authority.

Part IV- Continuity and Interpretation

Section 7- Continuity of Authority

1. The absence, inactivity or vacancy of any office or institution shall not invalidate the authority of the State.
2. The authority of the State shall continue at all times through the Koru.

Section 8- Interpretation

1. This Constitution shall be interpreted so as to preserve the authority and continuity of the State.
2. Where ambiguity arises, the interpretation most consistent with the authority of the Koru shall prevail.

Part V- Amendment

Section 9- Amendment of the Constitution

1. This Constitution may be amended or replaced only by Constitutional Order of the Koru.
2. No other body may amend this Constitution.

Part VI- Final Provision

Section 10- Supremacy

1. This Constitution is the supreme law of the Hokorian State.
2. No law, Charter, Order or instrument shall have effect except in accordance with this Constitution.