Plain language law

New Zealand law explained for everyone

Incorporated Societies Act 2022

Administration of societies - Other administration matters - Te reo Māori

126: Use of te reo Māori in records and documents

You could also call this:

"Using te reo Māori in your society's documents and records is allowed"

Illustration for Incorporated Societies Act 2022

You can use te reo Māori in your society's documents. This includes your constitution and bylaws. You can also keep your records in te reo Māori. You are allowed to have other documents in te reo Māori too. These are documents that you need for this Act. The law does not stop you from using te reo Māori. You can choose to use te reo Māori for your society's documents and records. This is okay under the Incorporated Societies Act 2022. The law lets you use te reo Māori if you want to.

This text is automatically generated. It might be out of date or be missing some parts. Find out more about how we do this.

View the original legislation for this page at https://legislation.govt.nz/act/public/1986/0120/latest/link.aspx?id=LMS538606.

This page was last updated on — View changes

Topics:
Māori affairs > Te reo Māori
Previous

125: Service of documents, or

"How to give important papers to a society"

Next

127: Overview, or

"Rules to make sure societies are fair and follow the law"

Part 3Administration of societies
Other administration matters: Te reo Māori

126Use of te reo Māori in records and documents

  1. Nothing in this Act prevents a society from—

  2. having any of the following in te reo Māori:
    1. the society’s constitution:
      1. the society’s bylaws (if any):
        1. any other document required by or for the purposes of this Act; or
        2. keeping its records in te reo Māori.