(1) Where a determination on a request made, whether before or after the commencement of this section, under section 30(1)(b) of Te Ture Whenua Maori Act 1993 could affect the membership of Te Runanga o Ngai Tahu or the takiwa of any member of Te Runanga o Ngai Tahu, the Maori Land Court may make such a determination under section 30(3) of that Act or may give to the Chief Executive of Te Puni Kokiri and the Chief Judge such advice on the request as the Maori Land Court thinks proper.
(2) The Maori Land Court may, in giving advice under section 30(3) of Te Ture Whenua Maori Act 1993 (as applied by subsection (1) of this section) advise the Chief Executive of Te Puni Kokiri to submit to the Minister of Maori Affairs a recommendation that an Order in Council be made under section 10(1) of this Act.