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Ngāti Pūkenga Claims Settlement Act 2017 (No. 39 of 2017).

Country/Territory
New Zealand
Document type
Legislation
Date
2017
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Land & soil
Keyword
Drainage/land reclamation Land tenure Ownership Dispute settlement Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings Traditional rights/customary rights Cultural heritage Indigenous peoples
Geographical area
Asia and the Pacific, Australia and New Zealand, Oceania, South Pacific
Entry into force notes
This Act enters into force on 14 August 2017.
Abstract

The purpose of this Act, consisting of 115 sections, divided into three Parts and completed by four Schedules, is: to record the acknowledgements and apology given by the Crown to Ngāti Pūkenga in the deed of settlement; and to give effect to certain provisions of the deed of settlement that settles the historical claims of Ngāti Pūkenga. Part 1 deals with Preliminary matters, acknowledgements and apology, and settlement of historical claims; Part 2 deals with Cultural redress; and Part 3 deals with Commercial redress.

Full text
English
Website
www.legislation.govt.nz