Te Awa Tupua (Whanganui River Claims Settlement) Act 2017

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Te Awa Tupua (Whanganui River Claims Settlement) Act 2017

Public Act		2017 No 7
Date of assent		20 March 2017
Commencement		see section 2

1	Title
2	Commencement
	Part 1 Ngā Pānui Whakamārama—Preliminary provisions
3	Purpose
4	Provisions to take effect on settlement date
5	Act binds the Crown
	Interpretation provisions
6	Interpretation of Act generally
7	Interpretation
8	Meaning of Whanganui Iwi
9	Meaning of historical claims
	Part 2 Te Pā Auroa nā Te Awa Tupua—Te Awa Tupua framework
	Subpart 1—Scope and effect of Te Pā Auroa nā Te Awa Tupua
10	Scope of this Part
11	Effect and interpretation of Te Pā Auroa
	Subpart 2—Te Awa Tupua
	Te Awa Tupua and Tupua te Kawa
12	Te Awa Tupua recognition
13	Tupua te Kawa
	Legal status of Te Awa Tupua
14	Te Awa Tupua declared to be legal person
15	Legal effect of declaration of Te Awa Tupua status
16	Limits to effect of this Act and deed of settlement
17	Application of other Acts to Te Awa Tupua
	Subpart 3—Te Pou Tupua
	Establishment, purpose, functions, and powers
18	Establishment, purpose, and powers of Te Pou Tupua
19	Functions of Te Pou Tupua
	Appointments
20	Appointments to Te Pou Tupua
	Administrative matters
21	Liabilities
22	Administrative support
23	Application of Charities Act 2005
24	Application of Public Audit Act 2001
25	Tax treatment of Te Awa Tupua and Te Pou Tupua
	Amendments to Income Tax Act 2007
26	Amendments to Income Tax Act 2007
		Expenditure other than for entities’ purposes
	CH 11	Te Awa Tupua and Te Pou Tupua
	CW 40C	Te Pou Tupua
	Te Karewao
27	Establishment and purpose of Te Karewao
28	Appointments to Te Karewao
	Subpart 4—Te Kōpuka nā Te Awa Tupua and Te Heke Ngahuru ki Te Awa Tupua
	Te Kōpuka nā Te Awa Tupua
29	Nature and purpose of Te Kōpuka
30	Functions of Te Kōpuka
31	General powers
	Membership of Te Kōpuka
32	Appointment of members
	Legal status of Te Kōpuka
33	Status of Te Kōpuka
	Collaboration in freshwater planning
34	Collaborative planning process
	Te Heke Ngahuru ki Te Awa Tupua
35	Purpose of Te Heke Ngahuru
36	Contents of Te Heke Ngahuru
37	Legal effect of Te Heke Ngahuru
38	Review of RMA planning documents
	Subpart 5—Kia Matara Rawa—Vesting of parts of bed of Whanganui River in Te Awa Tupua
39	Interpretation
	Vesting
40	Removal of existing status
41	Vesting
42	Restoration of former status
	Land not to be alienated
43	Limits on alienation of land vested in Te Awa Tupua
	Application of certain legislation and rules of law
44	Application of certain legislation
45	Application of certain rules to adjoining lands
	Status of certain rights and interests
46	Certain matters not affected by vesting
47	Certain existing interests continue to apply
	Future acquisitions and interests
48	Bed of River on land not owned or held by the Crown
49	Bed of River on Māori freehold land
50	Registration and related matters
51	Return of land transferred or vested under section 48 or 49
52	Application of other enactments
53	Land that becomes part of bed of Whanganui River
54	Land that ceases to be part of bed of Whanganui River
55	Land held under Public Works Act 1981 and no longer required for public work
	Liabilities and responsibilities
56	Certain exclusions
	Subpart 6—Te Korotete o Te Awa Tupua, Te Awa Tupua Fund
57	Te Korotete established
58	Administration of Te Korotete
59	Application of funding
	Subpart 7—Ngā Ritenga Whakaū—Other arrangements relating to Te Awa Tupua
	Protection of name Te Awa Tupua
60	Protection of name
	Te Awa Tupua register
61	Te Awa Tupua register
62	Persons who may be included on Te Awa Tupua register
	Consequence if Te Pou Tupua is affected person
63	Application of Resource Management Act 1991
	Activities on surface of Whanganui River
64	Management of activities on surface of water
65	Power to make regulations for activities on surface of water
	Fisheries
66	Co-ordination of fisheries in Whanganui River catchment
	Customary food gathering
67	Power to make regulations for management of customary food gathering
	Taonga tūturu
68	Taonga tūturu
	Part 3 Te Mana o Te Iwi o Whanganui—Whanganui Iwi redress
	Subpart 1—Hei pounga wai hoe mai nā hō mātua—Crown acknowledgements and apology
69	Acknowledgements
70	Apology
	Subpart 2—Ko au te Awa, ko te Awa ko au—Whanganui Iwi standing
	Relationship of Whanganui Iwi and Te Awa Tupua
71	Relationship between Whanganui Iwi and Te Awa Tupua
	Status of trustees under other Acts
72	Recognition of interests of trustees for purposes of Resource Management Act 1991
73	Application of other Acts to trustees
74	Limits to application of sections 72 and 73
	Subpart 3—Rangahau e Tāne, miroi e Tāne—Authorised customary activities
75	Interpretation
	Acknowledgement and right to carry out authorised customary activities
76	Acknowledgement
77	Authorisation
78	Development and application of protocols and processes
	Criteria
79	Requirements to be met before certain activities may be carried out
	Savings, application, and exemption provisions
80	Existing rights saved
81	Application of other legislation
	Subpart 4—Te Riu Māeneene—Other cultural redress
	Ngā Ripo o Te Awa o Whanganui—Significance of rapids
82	Acknowledgement of statement of Whanganui Iwi
	Official geographic names
83	Interpretation
84	Official geographic names
85	Publication of official geographic names
86	Subsequent alteration of official geographic names
	Part 4 Te Tatā Whakairoiro—Settlement of historical claims and other matters
	Historical claims settled and jurisdiction of courts, etc, removed
87	Settlement of historical claims final
	Amendment to Treaty of Waitangi Act 1975
88	Amendment to Treaty of Waitangi Act 1975
	Certain enactments no longer apply
89	Certain enactments do not apply
	Miscellaneous matters
90	Rule against perpetuities does not apply
91	Access to deed of settlement
	Part 5 Te Hoeroa– –Governance reorganisation and transitional taxation matters
	Subpart 1—Governance reorganisation
92	Interpretation
	Dissolution of Maori Trust Board
93	Dissolution of Maori Trust Board
94	Vesting of assets and liabilities of Maori Trust Board
95	Final report of Maori Trust Board
	Dissolution of Te Whiringa Muka Trust
96	Dissolution of Te Whiringa Muka Trust
97	Vesting of assets and liabilities of Te Whiringa Muka Trust
98	Assets and liabilities of subsidiary freed of charitable purposes
	Dissolution of Pakaitore Trust
99	Dissolution of Pakaitore Trust
100	Vesting of assets and liabilities of Pakaitore Trust
	Ngā Tāngata Tiaki o Whanganui becomes mandated iwi organisation
101	Recognition of new mandated iwi organisation
102	Temporary treatment of constitutional documents
103	Certain effects of recognition of new mandated iwi organisation
104	Functions of Te Ohu Kai Moana Trustee Limited
	General matters relating to dissolution of Whanganui Iwi trusts
105	Matters not affected by transfer
106	Status of existing instruments
107	Status of existing securities
108	Books and documents to remain evidence
109	Removal of Whanganui Iwi trusts and subsidiary from register of charitable entities
110	Other registers
	Employees of Whanganui Iwi trusts
111	Transfer of employees
112	Protection of terms and conditions of employment
113	Continuity of employment
114	No compensation for technical redundancy
	Subpart 2—Transitional taxation provisions for governance reorganisation
115	Application of this subpart
116	Taxation in respect of transfer of assets and liabilities of Whanganui Iwi trusts
	Election by trustees to be Maori authority
117	Election by trustees to be Maori authority
	Subsidiary
118	Taxation in respect of assets and liabilities of subsidiary
119	Election by subsidiary to be Maori authority
	Subpart 3—Consequential repeal, revocations, and amendments
120	Repeal of Whanganui River Trust Board Act 1988
121	Revocation of orders
122	Amendment to Conservation Act 1987
123	Amendment to National Parks Act 1980
124	Amendment to Public Audit Act 2001
125	Amendment to Electoral (Iwi Organisation and Other Māori Organisation) Regulations 2012
126	Amendment to Maori Trust Boards Regulations 1985
	Schedule 1 Whanganui Iwi
	Schedule 2 Acts referred to in sections 15 and 37
	Schedule 3 Administrative matters relating to Te Pou Tupua and Te Karewao
	Schedule 4 Te Kōpuka nā Te Awa Tupua and Te Heke Ngahuru ki Te Awa Tupua
	Schedule 5 Further provisions relating to vesting of Crown-owned parts of bed of Whanganui River
	Schedule 6 Te Awa Tupua register of hearing commissioners
	Schedule 7 Further provisions relating to authorised customary activities
	Schedule 8 Ngā Ripo o Te Awa o Whanganui
	Legislative history
	Administrative information

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