New Zealand Legislation: Acts

4 Outline of Act

• (1) This section and sections 30, 129, 155, 177, and 188 are a guide to the general scheme of the Parts of this Act, but do not affect the interpretation or application of the other provisions of this Act.

  (2) This Act replaces the Maori Fisheries Act 1989.

  (3) The Preamble sets out the background to this Act.

  (4) Following the Title and commencement clauses, Part 1 contains—

  • (a) subpart 1, which includes the purpose and interpretation provisions; and

  • (b) subpart 2, which sets out the key concepts for the allocation of settlement assets, namely, provisions for the classification of quota, the determination of iwi population, and the determination of iwi coastline entitlements, including interim and supplementary coastline entitlements; and

  • (c) subpart 3, which relates to the nature and role of iwi organisations involved with the allocation of settlement assets, including provisions allowing for the reorganisation of joint mandated iwi organisations.

  (5) The schedules set out—

  • (a) the quota shares provided to the Treaty of Waitangi Fisheries Commission under section 40 of the Maori Fisheries Act 1989 (the interim settlement) and those since allocated to the Treaty of Waitangi Fisheries Commission under section 44 of the Fisheries Act 1996; and

  • (b) the relevant harbours and harbour quota for allocation in relation to those harbours; and

  • (c) iwi listed by groups and the notional population of each iwi; and

  • (d) organisations that are recognised iwi organisations; and

  • (e) the representative Maori organisations; and

  • (f) the method for determining coastline entitlements; and

  • (g) the kaupapa that apply to the constitutional documents of mandated iwi organisations; and

  • (h) procedures for Te Kawai Taumata, including provisions for the appointment of members and alternate members; and

  • (i) consequential amendments.