New Zealand Legislation: Acts

13 Recognition of mandated iwi organisations

• (1) As soon as is reasonably practicable after Te Ohu Kai Moana Trustee Limited is satisfied that an iwi or a withdrawing group has established an organisation that meets the criteria specified in section 14 or section 21(1), as the case may be, or that an iwi has an iwi governance entity that meets the criteria specified in section 15, Te Ohu Kai Moana Trustee Limited must, by special resolution,—

  • (a) recognise 1 mandated iwi organisation for that iwi or withdrawing group, as the case may be; and

  • (b) record its recognition of that mandated iwi organisation in the iwi register.

  (2) Te Ohu Kai Moana Trustee Limited must not recognise more than 1 mandated iwi organisation for an iwi.