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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
Contents
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
The Parliament of New Zealand enacts as follows: