Central North Island Forests Land Collective Settlement Act 2008

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Version as at 28 October 2021

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Central North Island Forests Land Collective Settlement Act 2008

Public Act
 
2008 No 99
Date of assent
 
29 September 2008
Commencement
 
see section 2
Note

The Parliamentary Counsel Office has made editorial and format changes to this version using the powers under subpart 2 of Part 3 of the Legislation Act 2019.

Note 4 at the end of this version provides a list of the amendments included in it.

This Act is administered by the Office for Māori Crown Relations—Te Arawhiti.

Contents

Preamble
1Title
2Commencement
Part 1
Preliminary provisions
3Purpose
4Interpretation
5Act binds the Crown
Part 2
Provisions relating to transfers of assets, allocation principles, Crown agreed proportion, and DSP properties
Subpart 1—Vesting of CNI forests land and transfer of accumulated rentals by the Crown
Vesting of CNI forests land in company
6Vesting of CNI forests land
7Jurisdiction of courts, tribunals, and other judicial bodies excluded
8Application of other enactments: general
9Application of other enactments: easements
10Public access to continue
11Public easements may be granted
12Conservation covenants
Transfer of accumulated rentals to company
13Transfer of accumulated rentals
Subpart 2—Allocation principles
14Principles for allocation of CNI forests land
15Principles for allocation of rental proceeds
Subpart 3—Transfer of CNI forests land and accumulated rentals by company to CNI Iwi Collective
Transfer of CNI forests land to CNI Iwi Collective
16Transfer of CNI forests land
17Application of other enactments
Transfer of accumulated rentals to CNI Iwi Collective
18Transfer of accumulated rentals
Subpart 4—Crown agreed proportion
19Purpose and duration of Crown agreed proportion
20Company must transfer assets from Crown agreed proportion to other CNI claimant if settlement reached
21Crown must consult CNI Iwi Collective on proposed deed of settlement with other CNI claimant and may refer dispute to Waitangi Tribunal if necessary
22Waitangi Tribunal jurisdiction in relation to disputes over which specific area of CNI forests land to be transferred to other CNI claimant
23Waitangi Tribunal jurisdiction in relation to historical claim of other CNI claimant not excluded
24Modifications to Waitangi Tribunal jurisdiction
25Company must give effect to Waitangi Tribunal recommendation
Subpart 5—DSP properties
26Interpretation for this subpart
27Transfer of selected DSP property
28Creation of computer freehold register
29Application of other enactments to transfer of selected DSP property
Part 3
Miscellaneous provisions
Subpart 1—General
Certain protections no longer apply
30Certain enactments do not apply
31Removal of memorials
Eligibility of Trust to become Māori authority
32Trust must be treated as being eligible to become Māori authority
Consequential amendment
33Consequential amendment to Treaty of Waitangi Act 1975
Subpart 2—Consequential amendments to this Act if Ngāti Rangitihi becomes signatory to deed of settlement
34Process to apply before this subpart and Schedule 4 may be commenced
35Expiry of this subpart and Schedule 4
36Preamble amended
37Section 4 amended
38Section 15(1) amended
39Schedule 3 substituted
Schedule 1
CNI forests land
Schedule 2
Tikanga based resolution process for CNI forests land
Schedule 3
Percentages for allocation of rental proceeds
Schedule 4
New Schedule 3 substituted
Notes