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Reprint as at 1 July 2009

Maori Affairs Restructuring Act 1989

Public Act	1989 No 68
Date of assent	25 September 1989

Note

Changes authorised by section 17C of the Acts and Regulations Publication Act 1989 have been made in this eprint.

A general outline of these changes is set out in the notes at the end of this eprint, together with other explanatory material about this eprint.

This Act is administered in the Iwi Transition Agency.

Contents

1 Short Title and commencement

2 Interpretation

3 Act to bind the Crown

Part 1
Iwi Transition Agency

4 Department of Maori Affairs restructured [Repealed]

5 Title of chief executive [Repealed]

6 Primary objective of Iwi Transition Agency [Repealed]

7 Functions of Iwi Transition Agency [Repealed]

8 Iwi Transition Agency to take over from Department [Repealed]

9 Administration of Court transferred to Department of Justice

10 Enactments amended consequential upon restructuring of Department [Repealed]

11 Board of Maori Affairs abolished [Repealed]

12 General manager to take over from Board [Repealed]

13 Enactments amended and repealed consequential upon abolition of Board of Maori Affairs

13A Registration of documents following change of owner

Part 2
Maori land development

14 Main purpose of this Part

15 Chief executive to implement policy of Government

16 Contracts by chief executive deemed to be made on behalf of Crown

17 Rights of owners while land remains subject to this Part

18 Rights and obligations of chief executive under Fencing Act 1978

19 Chief executive may declare land to be subject to this Part

20 Crown land may be made subject to this Part

21 Land subject to this Part may be excluded from Part

22 Notices may be registered against title

23 Record of valuations to be kept

23A Special valuations made for the purposes of this Part on or after 1 July 1998

Utilisation of land subject to this Part

24 General provisions as to utilisation of land

25 Chief executive may undertake works for improvement and development of land

26 Chief executive may maintain land as base farm

27 Chief executive may purchase and sell equipment, livestock, etc

28 Chief executive may acquire shares in companies

Use of land by nominated occupiers

29 Nominated occupiers

30 Occupier may be required to execute instruments for registration under Chattels Transfer Act 1924

Leases of land subject to this Part

31 Chief executive may grant leases

32 Preference to be given to Maori

33 Leases may be registered against land without production of title

34 Term of leases in respect of Maori land or land owned by Maori

35 Term of leases of Crown land

36 Provisions as to review of rent during currency of lease and on renewal

37 Special valuation for purposes of fixing new rent

38 Notice of valuations and right of objection

39 Chief executive may reduce or remit rent

40 Compensation for improvements

41 Compensation to be ascertained by valuation

42 Rent to be paid to Maori Trustee

43 Sinking fund to provide compensation for lessees of Maori land

44 Compensation for improvements to lessees of Crown land

45 Payment of value of improvements to lessee with perpetual right of renewal

46 Record of improvements

47 Surrender of leases

49 Restriction on lessee's powers of disposition

50 Application of rents received

51 Apportionment of rent where land under separate titles

52 Application of rents received in respect of Crown land

Security for money expended or advanced by chief executive

53 Money expended by chief executive to be charged on land

54 Court may impose charges for betterment

55 Variation and registration of charges

56 Enforcement of charges

Advances to lessees

57 Advances to lessees

58 Security to be given by lessee in respect of expenditure of chief executive or of advances

59 Advances to owners of freehold land

Advances to purchasers

60 Advances to purchasers of freehold interests

61 Advances to purchasers of leasehold interests

Special powers of chief executive

62 Chief executive may acquire land or rights over land

63 Acquisition of land by chief executive for owners of scheme

64 Land may be vested in owners

65 Chief executive may grant or acquire easements

66 Water supplies

67 Chief executive may engage advisers for Maori farmers

68 Right to cut timber, etc

69 Power to pay rates, taxes, and other money

70 Sharemilking contracts, etc

71 Use of land for industries other than farming

72 Use of land for afforestation purposes

74 Power to pay revenue from land to owners

Miscellaneous provisions

75 Payment in respect of benefit to Crown land that is not subject to this Part

76 Development of land under Land Act 1948

77 Validity of contracts made by chief executive

78 Accounting provisions

79 Accounts to be kept by chief executive

80 Interest payments in respect of Maori land development

81 Relief from interest payment

82 Special provisions as to Crown lands and to lands purchased by chief executive

83 Chief executive may accept money for incentive shares, etc

84 Interference and obstruction prohibited

Part 3
Other powers of chief executive

85 Advances to Maori occupiers of land that is not subject to Part 2 of this Act

86 Advances and other assistance to Maori [Repealed]

86A Provisional registration of mortgages to Crown or State Loan Department

87 Authorising establishment and maintenance of Kokiri Centres [Repealed]

88 Chief executive may establish and maintain hostels

Part 4
Miscellaneous provisions

90 Transitional provision

91 Expiry [Repealed]

Schedule 1
Amendments consequential upon restructuring of Department

[Repealed]

Schedule 2
Amendments consequential upon abolition of Board of Maori Affairs

[Repealed]

Schedule 3
Repeals consequential upon abolition of Board of Maori Affairs

An Act to provide for the restructuring of the Department of Maori Affairs to form the Iwi Transition Agency, to abolish the Board of Maori Affairs and transfer its programmes to the General Manager of the Iwi Transition Agency, and to transfer the administration of the Maori Land Courts to the Department of Justice

BE IT ENACTED by the Parliament of New Zealand as follows: