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Principles of the Treaty of Waitangi Bill

Preliminary provisions

4: Interpretation

You could also call this:

“What important words mean in this proposed law”

In this proposed bill, you’ll learn about two important terms. The first is ‘historical Treaty claim’. This means the same thing as what it means in section 2 of the Treaty of Waitangi Act 1975.

The second term is ‘Treaty settlement Act’. This includes two types of laws. First, it includes all the Acts listed in Schedule 3 of the Treaty of Waitangi Act 1975. Second, it includes some specific Acts like the Maori Commercial Aquaculture Claims Settlement Act 2004 and the Ngā Mana Whenua o Tāmaki Makaurau Collective Redress Act 2014. It also includes any other Act that gives collective redress or participation arrangements for groups whose historical Treaty claims are being settled by another Act. Lastly, it includes any Act that relates to settling a historical Treaty claim.

This part of the bill is trying to make sure everyone understands what these terms mean when they’re used in the rest of the proposed law.

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Part 1 Preliminary provisions

4Interpretation

  1. In this Act,—

    historical Treaty claim has the same meaning as in section 2 of the Treaty of Waitangi Act 1975

      Treaty settlement Act means—

      1. an Act listed in Schedule 3 of the Treaty of Waitangi Act 1975; and
        1. any of the following:
          1. the Maori Commercial Aquaculture Claims Settlement Act 2004:
            1. the Ngā Mana Whenua o Tāmaki Makaurau Collective Redress Act 2014:
              1. the Nga Wai o Maniapoto (Waipa River) Act 2012:
                1. the Ngati Tuwharetoa, Raukawa, and Te Arawa River Iwi Waikato River Act 2010:
                  1. the Treaty of Waitangi (Fisheries Claims) Settlement Act 1992 and secondary legislation that gives effect to section 10 of that Act:
                    1. any other Act that—
                      1. provides collective redress or participation arrangements for claimant groups whose historical Treaty claims are, or are to be, settled by another Act; or
                        1. otherwise relates to the settlement of a historical Treaty claim.