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Principles of the Treaty of Waitangi Bill

Principles of Treaty of Waitangi

8: Act not to apply to interpretation of Treaty settlement Act or settlement of historical Treaty claim under Treaty of Waitangi Act 1975

You could also call this:

"This law won't change how we deal with old Treaty settlements"

Illustration for Principles of the Treaty of Waitangi Bill

This proposed law says that if it becomes a real law, it won't change how we understand certain other laws. These other laws are about settling old arguments related to the Treaty of Waitangi.

The law wouldn't affect how we read and understand laws that settle Treaty issues. It also wouldn't change how we use the Treaty of Waitangi Act 1975 for settling old Treaty claims. This only applies to settlements made after this new law starts.

Remember, this is just a proposal for a new law. It's not actually a law yet. If it does become a law, it will help keep Treaty settlements separate from this new law's rules.

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View the original legislation for this page at https://legislation.govt.nz/act/public/1986/0120/latest/link.aspx?id=LMS1003449.

Topics:

Māori affairs > Treaty of WaitangiGovernment and voting > Government departments

7: Principles of Treaty of Waitangi set out in section 6 must be used to interpret enactments, or

"Use the Treaty principles in section 6 to understand laws about the Treaty"

9: Treaty of Waitangi/te Tiriti o Waitangi not amended, or

"The Treaty of Waitangi/te Tiriti o Waitangi's words will stay the same"

Part 2Principles of Treaty of Waitangi

8Act not to apply to interpretation of Treaty settlement Act or settlement of historical Treaty claim under Treaty of Waitangi Act 1975

This Act does not apply to the interpretation of a Treaty settlement Act, or the Treaty of Waitangi Act 1975 in relation to the settlement of a historical Treaty claim entered into after the commencement of this Act.