New Zealand Legislation: Acts
Acts are laws made by Parliament
Reprint as at 16 December 2010
| Public Act | 1975 No 114 |
| Date of assent | 10 October 1975 |
Changes authorised by section 17C of the Acts and Regulations Publication Act 1989 have been made in this eprint.
A general outline of these changes is set out in the notes at the end of this eprint, together with other explanatory material about this eprint.
This Act is administered in the Ministry of Maori Development.
4B Appointment of Judge not to affect tenure, etc
6 Jurisdiction of Tribunal to consider claims
6AA Limitation of Tribunal's jurisdiction in relation to historical Treaty claims
6A Power of Tribunal to state case for Maori Appellate Court or Maori Land Court
7 Tribunal may refuse to inquire into claim
8 Jurisdiction of Tribunal to consider proposed legislation
8A Recommendations in respect of land transferred to or vested in State enterprise
8B Interim recommendations in respect of land transferred to or vested in State enterprise
8C Right to be heard on question in relation to land transferred to or vested in State enterprise
8D Special power of Tribunal to recommend that land be no longer liable to resumption
8E Issue of certificate on recommendation of Tribunal
Recommendations in relation to Crown forest land
8HA Interpretation of certain terms
8HB Recommendations of Tribunal in respect of Crown forest land
8HC Interim recommendations in respect of Crown forest land
8HD Right to be heard on question in relation to Crown forest land
8HE Special power of Tribunal to recommend that land not be liable to be returned to Maori ownership
8HF Issue of certificate on recommendation of Tribunal
8HJ Claims relating to land vested under New Zealand Railways Corporation Restructuring Act 1990
8I Annual report on implementation of recommendations
9 Right to petition House of Representatives unaffected
Schedule 2
Provisions relating to the Waitangi Tribunal
Schedule 3
Enactments to which jurisdiction of Tribunal is subject
An Act to provide for the observance, and confirmation, of the principles of the Treaty of Waitangi by establishing a Tribunal to make recommendations on claims relating to the practical application of the Treaty and to determine whether certain matters are inconsistent with the principles of the Treaty
Whereas on the 6th day of February 1840 a Treaty was entered into at Waitangi between Her late Majesty Queen Victoria and the Maori people of New Zealand: And whereas the text of the Treaty in the English language differs from the text of the Treaty in the Maori language: And whereas it is desirable that a Tribunal be established to make recommendations on claims relating to the practical application of the principles of the Treaty and, for that purpose, to determine its meaning and effect and whether certain matters are inconsistent with those principles.
