Post by Kiwi Frontline on Jul 26, 2024 5:42:48 GMT 12
TIGHTER RULES FOR CUSTOMARY MARINE TITLE RETURN UNDER NZ FIRST COALITION DEAL
The coalition government is proposing legislation that would nullify a Court of Appeal decision and amend the Marine and Coastal Area Act to restore Parliament’s test for customary marine title.
But it says existing customary marine title decisions will continue to be recognised.
This is the third revision of the legislation since the Helen Clark Labour government created the Foreshore and Seabed Act in 2004, which vested the ownership of the foreshore and seabed in the Crown, extinguished Māori customary rights, and prescribed a process by which limited customary rights could be recognised.....
www.teaonews.co.nz/2024/07/25/tighter-rules-for-customary-marine-title-return-under-nz-first-coalition-deal/
The coalition government is proposing legislation that would nullify a Court of Appeal decision and amend the Marine and Coastal Area Act to restore Parliament’s test for customary marine title.
But it says existing customary marine title decisions will continue to be recognised.
This is the third revision of the legislation since the Helen Clark Labour government created the Foreshore and Seabed Act in 2004, which vested the ownership of the foreshore and seabed in the Crown, extinguished Māori customary rights, and prescribed a process by which limited customary rights could be recognised.....
www.teaonews.co.nz/2024/07/25/tighter-rules-for-customary-marine-title-return-under-nz-first-coalition-deal/