New Zealand Legislation: Acts

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

• (1) Where any interim recommendation of the Waitangi Tribunal under the Treaty of Waitangi Act 1975 becomes a final recommendation under that Act and is a recommendation for the return to Maori ownership of any licensed land, the Crown shall—

  • (a) return the land to Maori ownership in accordance with the recommendation subject to the relevant Crown forestry licence; and

  • (b) pay compensation in accordance with Schedule 1.

  (2) Except as otherwise provided in this Act or any relevant Crown forestry licence, the return of any land to Maori ownership shall not affect any Crown forestry licence or the rights of the licensee or any other person under the licence.

  (3) Any money required to be paid as compensation pursuant to this section may be paid without further appropriation than this section.