New Zealand Legislation: Acts
Acts are laws made by Parliament
Reprint as at 1 July 2009
| Public Act | 1989 No 68 |
| Date of assent | 25 September 1989 |
| Commencement | see section 1(2) |
Changes authorised by section 17C of the Acts and Regulations Publication Act 1989 have been made in this reprint.
A general outline of these changes is set out in the notes at the end of this reprint, together with other explanatory material about this reprint.
This Act is administered by Te Puni Kōkiri.
1 Short Title and commencement
4 Department of Maori Affairs restructured [Repealed]
5 Title of chief executive [Repealed]
6 Primary objective of Iwi Transition Agency [Repealed]
7 Functions of Iwi Transition Agency [Repealed]
8 Iwi Transition Agency to take over from Department [Repealed]
9 Administration of court transferred to Department of Justice [Repealed]
10 Enactments amended consequential upon restructuring of Department [Repealed]
11 Board of Maori Affairs abolished [Repealed]
12 General manager to take over from Board [Repealed]
13 Enactments amended and repealed consequential upon abolition of Board of Maori Affairs
13A Registration of documents following change of owner
15 Chief executive to implement policy of Government
16 Contracts by chief executive deemed to be made on behalf of Crown
17 Rights of owners while land remains subject to this Part
18 Rights and obligations of chief executive under Fencing Act 1978
19 Chief executive may declare land to be subject to this Part
20 Crown land may be made subject to this Part
21 Land subject to this Part may be excluded from Part
22 Notices may be registered against title
23 Record of valuations to be kept
23A Special valuations made for the purposes of this Part on or after 1 July 1998
Utilisation of land subject to this Part
24 General provisions as to utilisation of land
25 Chief executive may undertake works for improvement and development of land
26 Chief executive may maintain land as base farm
27 Chief executive may purchase and sell equipment, livestock, etc
28 Chief executive may acquire shares in companies
Use of land by nominated occupiers
30 Occupier may be required to execute instruments for registration under Chattels Transfer Act 1924
Leases of land subject to this Part
31 Chief executive may grant leases
32 Preference to be given to Maori
33 Leases may be registered against land without production of title
34 Term of leases in respect of Maori land or land owned by Maori
35 Term of leases of Crown land
36 Provisions as to review of rent during currency of lease and on renewal
37 Special valuation for purposes of fixing new rent
38 Notice of valuations and right of objection
39 Chief executive may reduce or remit rent
40 Compensation for improvements
41 Compensation to be ascertained by valuation
42 Rent to be paid to Māori Trustee
43 Sinking fund to provide compensation for lessees of Maori land
44 Compensation for improvements to lessees of Crown land
45 Payment of value of improvements to lessee with perpetual right of renewal
49 Restriction on lessee's powers of disposition
50 Application of rents received
51 Apportionment of rent where land under separate titles
52 Application of rents received in respect of Crown land
Security for money expended or advanced by chief executive
53 Money expended by chief executive to be charged on land
54 Court may impose charges for betterment
55 Variation and registration of charges
58 Security to be given by lessee in respect of expenditure of chief executive or of advances
59 Advances to owners of freehold land
60 Advances to purchasers of freehold interests
61 Advances to purchasers of leasehold interests
Special powers of chief executive
62 Chief executive may acquire land or rights over land
63 Acquisition of land by chief executive for owners of scheme
64 Land may be vested in owners
65 Chief executive may grant or acquire easements
67 Chief executive may engage advisers for Maori farmers
69 Power to pay rates, taxes, and other money
70 Sharemilking contracts, etc
71 Use of land for industries other than farming
72 Use of land for afforestation purposes
74 Power to pay revenue from land to owners
75 Payment in respect of benefit to Crown land that is not subject to this Part
76 Development of land under Land Act 1948
77 Validity of contracts made by chief executive
79 Accounts to be kept by chief executive
80 Interest payments in respect of Maori land development
81 Relief from interest payment
82 Special provisions as to Crown lands and to lands purchased by chief executive
83 Chief executive may accept money for incentive shares, etc
84 Interference and obstruction prohibited
Part 3
Other powers of chief executive
85 Advances to Maori occupiers of land that is not subject to Part 2
86 Advances and other assistance to Maori [Repealed]
86A Provisional registration of mortgages to Crown or State Loan Department
87 Authorising establishment and maintenance of Kokiri Centres [Repealed]
88 Chief executive may establish and maintain hostels
Part 4
Miscellaneous provisions
Schedule 1
Amendments consequential upon restructuring of Department
[Repealed]
Schedule 2
Amendments consequential upon abolition of Board of Maori Affairs
[Repealed]
Schedule 3
Repeals consequential upon abolition of Board of Maori Affairs
An Act to provide for the restructuring of the Department of Maori Affairs to form the Iwi Transition Agency, to abolish the Board of Maori Affairs and transfer its programmes to the General Manager of the Iwi Transition Agency, and to transfer the administration of the Maori Land Courts to the Department of Justice
