New Zealand Legislation: Acts
Acts are laws made by Parliament
(1) The Tribunal may, in its discretion, on the application of any Minister of the Crown or any licensee of Crown forest land, recommend to the Minister within the meaning of section 2 of the Survey Act 1986 that the whole or part of any licensed land not be liable to be returned to Maori ownership if—
(a) public notice has been given, in accordance with section 8HH of this Act, of the making of an application under this section in respect of that land; and
(b) either—
(i) no claim in relation to that land has been submitted to the Tribunal under section 6 of this Act before the date specified in the notice; or
(ii) all the parties to any claim submitted to the Tribunal under section 6 of this Act in relation to that land have informed the Tribunal in writing that they consent to the making of the recommendation.
(2) The Tribunal may make a recommendation pursuant to subsection (1)(b)(ii) of this section without being obliged to determine first whether or not the claim is well-founded.
(3) The Tribunal may, where it considers it appropriate, consult with a Judge of the Maori Land Court about—
(a) the directions to be given under section 8HG of this Act; or
(b) the public notice to be given under section 8HH of this Act,—
in relation to any application under this section.
Sections 8A to 8I were inserted, as from 9 December 1987, by section 4 Treaty of Waitangi (State Enterprises) Act 1988 (1988 No 105).
Sections 8HA to 8HI and the preceding heading were inserted, as from 25 October 1989, by section 40 Crown Forest Assets Act 1989 (1989 No 99).
Subsection (1) was amended, as from 1 July 1996, by section 5 Survey Amendment Act 1996 (1996 No 55) by substituting the words “Minister within the meaning of section 2 of the Survey Act 1986”
for the words “Minister of Survey and Land Information”
.
