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151: Meaning of affected customary marine title group

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"What is an affected customary marine title group?"

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You will be part of an affected customary marine title group if an activity happens in your customary marine title area. This activity may have adverse effects on your rights under the Marine and Coastal Area (Takutai Moana) Act 2011. You must not have given written approval for the activity before a decision is made. You are an affected group if the activity affects your rights and you have not approved it in writing. The activity must be in your customary marine title area for you to be an affected group. This is about activities that may affect your group's rights. The Marine and Coastal Area (Takutai Moana) Act 2011 is a law that applies to your rights. You have rights under this law that may be affected by an activity. An activity can affect your rights in your customary marine title area.

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150: Meaning of affected protected customary rights group, or

"What is an affected group with protected customary rights?"

152: Submissions on applications, or

"Having Your Say on Natural Resource Permit Applications"

Part 4Natural resource permits
Notification, submissions, and hearings: Notification

151Meaning of affected customary marine title group

A customary marine title group is an affected customary marine title group, in relation to an accommodated activity in the customary marine title area relevant to that group, if—
the activity may have adverse effects on the exercise of the rights applying to a customary marine title group under subpart 3 of Part 3 of the Marine and Coastal Area (Takutai Moana) Act 2011; and
the customary marine title group has not given written approval for the activity in a written notice received by the permit authority before the authority has made a decision under this section.