Post by Kiwi Frontline on Aug 7, 2019 17:14:38 GMT 12
LITTLE RULES OUT LAW CHANGE TO ALLOW RETURN OF PRIVATELY OWNED LAND TO MĀORI
reaty Negotiations Minister Andrew Little is ruling out a law change to open up private land for return to Māori in treaty settlements.
The protest has driven calls for the return of confiscated lands to Māori but many MMP's refuse to say where they stand on the issue
But that's not how it works. The Waitangi Tribunal can't legally order the Crown to acquire or return private land that was confiscated to Māori.
It is at the discretion of the government whether to consider negotiating for the return of private lands, but it generally does not.
Some Māori leaders have spoken out that the rule is unfair and needs to go, but the Minister Andrew Little said that's not going to happen.
"I don't ever see a time where we would pass a law that says the Waitangi Tribunal can make orders in relation to privately owned land," he said.
"That would be a hornets nest that no-ones going to bite off."
He said in short, the Crown cannot return what it no longer owns......
www.rnz.co.nz/news/te-manu-korihi/396176/little-rules-out-law-change-to-allow-return-of-privately-owned-land-to-maori
reaty Negotiations Minister Andrew Little is ruling out a law change to open up private land for return to Māori in treaty settlements.
The protest has driven calls for the return of confiscated lands to Māori but many MMP's refuse to say where they stand on the issue
But that's not how it works. The Waitangi Tribunal can't legally order the Crown to acquire or return private land that was confiscated to Māori.
It is at the discretion of the government whether to consider negotiating for the return of private lands, but it generally does not.
Some Māori leaders have spoken out that the rule is unfair and needs to go, but the Minister Andrew Little said that's not going to happen.
"I don't ever see a time where we would pass a law that says the Waitangi Tribunal can make orders in relation to privately owned land," he said.
"That would be a hornets nest that no-ones going to bite off."
He said in short, the Crown cannot return what it no longer owns......
www.rnz.co.nz/news/te-manu-korihi/396176/little-rules-out-law-change-to-allow-return-of-privately-owned-land-to-maori