An Act to give effect to certain provisions of the Deed of “On Account” Settlement, signed on 14 June 1996 by the Crown and Te Runanga o Ngai Tahu as representative of Ngai Tahu, by vesting, in Te Runanga o Ngai Tahu, pounamu in the Takiwa of Ngai Tahu Whanui and in those parts of the territorial sea of New Zealand that are adjacent to the Takiwa of Ngai Tahu Whanui

Preamble
Whereas—
- A Ngai Tahu has made claims against the Crown under the Treaty of Waitangi Act 1975, and those claims have been the subject of 2 reports of the Waitangi Tribunal, the 1991 Ngai Tahu Report and the 1995 Ancillary Claims Report:
- B since 1991 there have been a number of attempts by Ngai Tahu and the Crown to reach a negotiated settlement of Ngai Tahu’s claims and to remove the sense of grievance felt by Ngai Tahu:
- C the Crown and Ngai Tahu, wishing to recommence negotiations towards a comprehensive settlement of all claims made by or on behalf of Ngai Tahu or hapu, whanau or individuals within the Ngai Tahu Whanui against the Crown pursuant to the Treaty of Waitangi Act 1975, have agreed to negotiate in good faith to achieve a settlement of all Ngai Tahu’s historical claims under the Treaty of Waitangi and Ngai Tahu has agreed to an indefinite adjournment of certain litigation relating to the claims to allow those negotiations to take place:
- D as a sign of good faith and as a demonstration of the Crown’s goodwill, and in recognition of the long process of negotiation that has already taken place between the parties, the Crown has agreed to renew and modify an offer it made to Ngai Tahu in 1994 to provide certain redress to Ngai Tahu on an “on account” basis, and Ngai Tahu has accepted that modified offer:
- E accordingly, on 14 June 1996, the Crown and Te Runanga o Ngai Tahu as representative of Ngai Tahu signed a Deed of “On Account” Settlement, in which the Crown agreed that it would present for the consideration of Parliament legislation to provide for—
  - (a) the vesting in Te Runanga o Ngai Tahu of the Crown’s rights to pounamu in the Takiwa of Ngai Tahu and the adjacent territorial sea; and
  - (b) the continuation of all current mining privileges relating to that pounamu until they expire; and
  - (c) the payment by the Crown to Te Runanga o Ngai Tahu of any royalties received by the Crown in respect of any such mining privileges; and
  - (d) a regime for access to land in which the pounamu is situated in the same manner as is provided for in the Crown Minerals Act 1991 for persons holding a permit in respect of a mineral under that Act:
- F to give effect to a recommendation of the Waitangi Tribunal, Te Runanga o Ngai Tahu intends to execute a deed vesting in the Mawhera Incorporation all pounamu within the catchment area of the Arahura river.

1 Short Title and commencement

(1) This Act may be cited as the Ngai Tahu (Pounamu Vesting) Act 1997.

(2) This Act comes into force on the date that is 28 days after the date on which this Act receives the Royal assent.

2 Interpretation

In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,—

existing privilege has the meaning given to that term by section 2(1) of the Crown Minerals Act 1991

Minister means the Minister of Energy
pounamu means—
- (a) bowenite:
- (b) nephrite, including semi-nephrite:
- (c) serpentine occurring in its natural condition in the land described in the Schedule
Takiwa of Ngai Tahu Whanui has the meaning given to that term by section 5 of Te Runanga o Ngai Tahu Act 1996

Te Runanga o Ngai Tahu means the body corporate known as Te Runanga o Ngai Tahu established by section 6 of Te Runanga o Ngai Tahu Act 1996.
Section 2 existing privilege: amended, on 24 May 2013, by section 65 of the Crown Minerals Amendment Act 2013 (2013 No 14).

3 Ownership by Ngai Tahu of certain minerals

Notwithstanding any other enactment, all pounamu occurring in its natural condition in—
- (a) the Takiwa of Ngai Tahu Whanui; and
- (b) those parts of the territorial sea of New Zealand (as defined by section 3 of the Territorial Sea, Contiguous Zone, and Exclusive Economic Zone Act 1977) that are adjacent to the Takiwa of Ngai Tahu Whanui and the seabed and subsoil beneath those parts of the territorial sea—
that, immediately before the commencement of this Act, is the property of the Crown, ceases, on the commencement of this Act, to be the property of the Crown and vests in and becomes the property of Te Runanga o Ngai Tahu.

4 Existing privileges for pounamu

(1) Nothing in section 3 affects an existing privilege or the rights or obligations of any holder of an existing privilege and the Crown Minerals Act 1991 continues to apply in relation to that privilege as if this Act had not been passed.

(2) Notwithstanding anything in the Crown Minerals Act 1991, all royalties paid to the Crown after the commencement of this Act by the holder of any existing privilege in respect of pounamu must be paid by the Crown to Te Runanga o Ngai Tahu.

Section 4(1): amended, on 24 May 2013, by section 65 of the Crown Minerals Amendment Act 2013 (2013 No 14).

5 Applications for mining privileges and permits for pounamu

[Repealed]

Section 5: repealed, on 24 May 2013, by section 65 of the Crown Minerals Amendment Act 2013 (2013 No 14).

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The areas marked “A” and “B” respectively on Survey Office Plan 12458 lodged in the office of the Chief Surveyor of the Westland Land District which plan is also lodged in the office of the Chief Surveyor of the Otago Land District as Survey Office Plan 24619 and in the office of the Chief Surveyor of the Southland Land District as Survey Office Plan 12218.

The area marked “C” on Survey Office Plan 12457 lodged in the office of the Chief Surveyor of the Westland Land District.

1General
2Status of reprints
3How reprints are prepared
4Changes made under section 17C of the Acts and Regulations Publication Act 1989
5List of amendments incorporated in this reprint (most recent first)

Notes

1 General

This is a reprint of the Ngai Tahu (Pounamu Vesting) Act 1997. The reprint incorporates all the amendments to the Act as at 24 May 2013, as specified in the list of amendments at the end of these notes.

Relevant provisions of any amending enactments that contain transitional, savings, or application provisions that cannot be compiled in the reprint are also included, after the principal enactment, in chronological order. For more information, see http://www.pco.parliament.govt.nz/reprints/ .

2 Status of reprints

Under section 16D of the Acts and Regulations Publication Act 1989, reprints are presumed to correctly state, as at the date of the reprint, the law enacted by the principal enactment and by the amendments to that enactment. This presumption applies even though editorial changes authorised by section 17C of the Acts and Regulations Publication Act 1989 have been made in the reprint.

This presumption may be rebutted by producing the official volumes of statutes or statutory regulations in which the principal enactment and its amendments are contained.

3 How reprints are prepared

A number of editorial conventions are followed in the preparation of reprints. For example, the enacting words are not included in Acts, and provisions that are repealed or revoked are omitted. For a detailed list of the editorial conventions, see http://www.pco.parliament.govt.nz/editorial-conventions/ or Part 8 of the Tables of New Zealand Acts and Ordinances and Statutory Regulations and Deemed Regulations in Force.

4 Changes made under section 17C of the Acts and Regulations Publication Act 1989

Section 17C of the Acts and Regulations Publication Act 1989 authorises the making of editorial changes in a reprint as set out in sections 17D and 17E of that Act so that, to the extent permitted, the format and style of the reprinted enactment is consistent with current legislative drafting practice. Changes that would alter the effect of the legislation are not permitted.

A new format of legislation was introduced on 1 January 2000. Changes to legislative drafting style have also been made since 1997, and are ongoing. To the extent permitted by section 17C of the Acts and Regulations Publication Act 1989, all legislation reprinted after 1 January 2000 is in the new format for legislation and reflects current drafting practice at the time of the reprint.

In outline, the editorial changes made in reprints under the authority of section 17C of the Acts and Regulations Publication Act 1989 are set out below, and they have been applied, where relevant, in the preparation of this reprint:
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- •format of two-column schedules of consequential amendments, and schedules of repeals (eg, they are rearranged into alphabetical order, rather than chronological).

5 List of amendments incorporated in this reprint (most recent first)

Crown Minerals Amendment Act 2013 (2013 No 14): section 65

Ngai Tahu (Pounamu Vesting) Act 1997