This part of the law has been removed. It used to be about checking for bad effects of certain activities, but it’s not in use anymore. The government took it out of the law on 1 April 2011. If you want to know more about why this happened, you can look at section 128 of the Marine and Coastal Area (Takutai Moana) Act 2011.
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View the original legislation for this page at https://legislation.govt.nz/act/public/1986/0120/latest/link.aspx?id=DLM232510.
17A: Recognised customary activity may be exercised in accordance with any controls, or
“You can do special cultural activities if you follow the rules”
18: Possible defence in cases of unforeseen emergencies, or
“You might not be in trouble if you had to break rules because of a sudden emergency you didn't expect.”
