Foreshore and Seabed Act 2004

  • repealed
  • Foreshore and Seabed Act 2004: repealed, on 1 April 2011, by section 5 of the Marine and Coastal Area (Takutai Moana) Act 2011 (2011 No 3).

Part 3
Provisions relating to Māori Land Court and orders it may make

Subpart 1Jurisdiction of Māori Land Court and application of Te Ture Whenua Maori Act 1993

Jurisdiction of Māori Land Court

46 Jurisdiction of Māori Land Court
  • (1) The Māori Land Court has jurisdiction under this Act to inquire into and determine, in accordance with section 50, an application made under section 48(1) for a customary rights order that relates to a specified area of the public foreshore and seabed.

    (2) However, the Māori Land Court does not have jurisdiction under this Act to make orders or determinations in relation to the public foreshore and seabed, other than—

    • (a) the orders referred to in subsection (1):

    • (e) incidental orders or determinations made under the rules of the Māori Land Court that are reasonably necessary for the court in its inquiry into and determination of applications made under section 48(1).

    (3) Orders of the Māori Land Court made under this section—

    • (a) take effect in accordance with clause 6 of Schedule 1; and

    • (b) must be—

      • (i) pronounced orally in open court; and

      • (ii) recorded in the public foreshore and seabed register.