Reserves Act 1977

Classification and management of reserves - Management and control of reserves

35: Appointing trustees to control and manage reserve vested in Crown

You could also call this:

"The Minister chooses people to care for Crown-owned reserves and make decisions about how they are used."

The Minister can appoint trustees to look after a reserve that belongs to the Crown. You can find out about these appointments in the Gazette, which is like a special newspaper. The Minister can also change or cancel these appointments at any time.

The trustees have to follow the rules in this Act when they manage the reserve. They also have to follow any extra conditions that are specified in the notice. The Minister wants to make sure the reserve is used for the right purpose.

The trustees can be a group of people or a Maori Trust Board that is allowed to manage land and spend money on it. They have to work according to the rules and conditions set by the Minister. This helps the Minister make sure the reserve is used in the best way possible.

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34: Members of boards not personally liable, or

"Board members are not personally responsible for the board's actions or debts if they act honestly."

36: Appointing Minister of the Crown to control and manage reserve, or

"The Government chooses a Minister to look after a special area of land called a reserve."

Part 3Classification and management of reserves
Management and control of reserves

35Appointing trustees to control and manage reserve vested in Crown

For the better carrying out of the purposes of any reserve vested in the Crown, the Minister may, by notice in the Gazette, appoint any trustees (being empowered by or under any Act or other lawful authority to administer land and expend money thereon) or any Maori Trust Board to control and manage the reserve for the purpose of its classification and in accordance with the appropriate provisions of this Act, and subject to such additional conditions and restrictions as may be specified in the notice. Every such notice shall take effect according to its tenor, and may at any time in like manner be amended or revoked.

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1953 No 69 ss 19, 21