OATHS AND DECLARATIONS (ENDORSING THE PRINCIPLES OF THE TREA

[Kiwi Frontline]

OATHS AND DECLARATIONS (ENDORSING THE PRINCIPLES OF THE TREATY OF WAITANGI) AMENDMENT BILL 2015 (MEMBER’S BILL – MARAMA FOX)

The aim of this Bill is to:
* “provide for any person taking a statutory oath, in addition to repeating the words of the oath, to elect to state that they will perform their duties in accordance with the principles of the Treaty of Waitangi; and

* “specify the wording to be used by any person stating that they will perform their duties in accordance with the principles of the Treaty of Waitangi when taking a statutory oath” (Clause 4 of the Bill, the “purpose clause”).

Background
The Bill’s explanatory note states;
“The purpose of this bill is to ensure that a person taking any oath set out in statute may, in addition to the words of the oath, elect to state that they will perform their duties in accordance with the principles of the Treaty of Waitangi. This recognises that the Treaty of Waitangi is New Zealand’s founding document and the Government is committed to fulfilling its obligations as a Treaty partner.”…

www.parliament.nz/en/pb/bills-and-laws/bills-digests/document/51PLLaw23001/oaths-and-declarations-endorsing-the-principles-of-the

[second-class-citizen]

".......state that they will perform their duties in accordance with the principles of the Treaty of Waitangi."
Which principles.....the ones that were common knowledge in 1840 that every signatory understood, or the reinvented BS lies from the 1980's?