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Marine and Coastal Area (Takutai Moana) Act 2011

Customary interests - Customary marine title - Protection purposes

74: Priority of protection purposes

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"Protecting the country comes first in our coastal areas"

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You can make a proposal to create or extend a marine reserve or conservation area in a customary marine title area. The Minister of Conservation or the Director-General can approve this proposal without the group's permission if it is for a protection purpose that is important to the whole country. This means they can go ahead with the proposal if they think it is necessary for the country's protection purposes.

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Part 3Customary interests
Customary marine title: Protection purposes

74Priority of protection purposes

  1. This section applies to a proposal—

  2. to declare or extend a marine reserve that is wholly or partly in a customary marine title area; or
    1. to declare or extend a conservation protected area that is wholly or partly in a customary marine title area.

      1. The Minister of Conservation or the Director-General, as the case requires, may proceed with a proposal described in subsection (1) without the permission of the relevant customary marine title group if the Minister or Director-General is satisfied that the proposal is for a protection purpose that is of national importance.