Treaty of Waitangi Act 1975 (1975 No 114). Country/Territory New Zealand Document type Legislation Date 1971 (2021) Source FAO, FAOLEX Long titleAn Act to provide for the observance, and confirmation, of the principles of the Treaty of Waitangi by establishing a Tribunal to make recommendations on claims relating to the practical application of the Treaty and to determine whether certain matters are inconsistent with the principles of the Treaty. Subject Land & soil Keyword Dispute settlement Indigenous peoples Land tenure Private land Property rights Public land Court/tribunal Vested rights/existing rights Geographical area Asia and the Pacific, Australia and New Zealand, Oceania, South Pacific Abstract This Act establishes the Waitangi Tribunal; the Act also clarifies the jurisdiction of Tribunal to consider claims relating to the practical application of the Treaty, its power to state case for Maori Appellate Court or Maori Land Court, its jurisdiction to consider proposed legislation, and recommendations in respect of land transferred to or vested in State enterprise. Moreover the Act recognizes special power of Tribunal to recommend that land be no longer liable to resumption. Full text English Website www.legislation.govt.nz