(1) Any document, matter, or thing, which, if this Act had not been passed, would have been admissible in evidence in respect of any matter for or against the Ngaitahu Maori Trust Board or Te Runanganui o Tahu Incorporated shall, after the commencement of this Act, be admissible in evidence in respect of the same matter for or against Te Runanga o Ngai Tahu.
(2) In this section, document has the same meaning as in section 2(1) of the Evidence Amendment Act (No 2) 1980.