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Crown Forest Assets Act 1989

Public Act	1989 No 99
Date of assent	25 October 1989

Note

This Act is administered in the Treasury

Contents

1 Short Title and commencement

2 Interpretation

3 Act to bind the Crown

Part 1
Crown forest land

4 Status of Crown forest land

5 Crown forest land not subject to Land Act 1948 or section 6 of Coal Mines Act 1979

6 Certificates of title for Crown forest land

7 Certification of Crown forest land

8 Easements, leases, exchanges, etc

8A Registration of easements

9 Appointment of manager

Part 2
Crown forestry assets and Crown forestry licences

Transfer of Crown forestry assets

11 Responsible Ministers may transfer Crown forestry assets

12 Appointment of agents

13 Transfer of fixed assets

Crown forestry licences

14 Grant of Crown forestry licences

15 Licences binding on Crown's successors

16 Estate or interest in land not conferred under Crown forestry licence

17 Provisions relating to period of Crown forestry licences

18 Protective covenants

19 Registration of protective covenants

20 Enforcement of protective covenants

21 Variation and cancellation of protective covenants

22 Consultation before protective covenant varied or cancelled

23 Review of protective covenants on return of land to Maori ownership

24 Public access easements

25 Registration of public access easements

26 Variation and cancellation of easements

27 Consultation before public access easement varied or cancelled

28 Review of public access easement on return of land to Maori ownership

29 Annual licence fee

29A Other provisions of Crown forestry licences

Registration of licences

30 Registration of Crown forestry licences

31 Registration of transfers and other dealings

33 Application of other Acts

34 Forestry rental trust

Part 3
Return of Crown forest land to Maori ownership and compensation

35 Restrictions on sale of Crown forest land

36 Return of Crown forest land to Maori ownership and payment of compensation

37 Recommendation by Waitangi Tribunal that Crown forest land not liable to return to Maori ownership

Part 4
Amendments to Treaty of Waitangi Act 1975

38 This Part to be read with Treaty of Waitangi Act 1975

39 Functions of Tribunal

40 New heading and sections inserted

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

8HG Directions as to service

8HH Public notice

8HI Service of decision

41 Power of Tribunal to commission research and receive report in evidence

Part 5
Amendments to other Acts

42 [Repealed]

43 [Repealed]

44 Amendments to Conservation Act 1987

Schedule 1
Compensation payable to Maori

Schedule 2
Maori owned land that is not Crown forest land

Schedule 3
Initial term of Crown forestry licences

An Act to provide for—

(a) The management of the Crown's forest assets:

(b) The transfer of those assets while at the same time protecting the claims of Maori under The Treaty of Waitangi Act 1975:

(c) In the case of successful claims by Maori under that Act, the transfer of Crown forest land to Maori ownership and for payment by the Crown to Maori of compensation:

(d) Other incidental matters

BE IT ENACTED by the Parliament of New Zealand as follows: