Te Ture mō Te Reo Māori 2016
Māori Language Act 2016

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  • This version was reprinted on 23 May 2016 to make corrections to section 2 under section 25(1)(j)(i), (v) and (n) of the Legislation Act 2012.
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Te Ture mō Te Reo Māori 2016

Māori Language Act 2016

Public Act
 
2016 No 17
Date of assent
 
29 April 2016
Commencement
 
see section 2

Te rārangi upoko/Contents

Te Wāhanga 1
Ko te ingoa me ngā whakataunga tīmatanga i te reo Māori
1Te upoko
2Te tīmatanga
Te Wāhanga 2
He whakataunga horopaki
3Te korahi me te aronga o tēnei Ture
Te whakaū i te reo Māori
4Te whakaū i te reo Māori hei taonga
5He reo whai mana ā-ture nō Niu Tireni te reo Māori
6Te Whakaūnga a te Karauna
7Te mana ki te kōrero Māori i roto i ngā whakahaerenga ā-ture
Ngā mātāpono me ngā aratohu
8Ngā mātāpono
9He ārahitanga mā ngā tari Kāwanatanga
Ngā rautaki reo Māori
10Te rautaki Maihi Karauna
11Te rautaki Maihi Māori
Te whakahāngaitanga me ētahi atu take
12Te whakahāngaitanga whānui o te Ture
13Te whakahāngaitanga
14Ngā whakataunga whakawhiti, ngā whakataunga pupuri, ngā whakataunga whai pānga hoki
15Ka herea te Karauna e te Ture
16Te anga o te Ture
Te Wāhanga 3
Te Mātāwai
Te whakatūnga, ngā mana whakahaere me te aronga
17Te whakatūnga o Te Mātāwai
18Te aronga o Te Mātāwai
Ngā āheinga
19Ngā āheinga o Te Mātāwai
Ngā kopoutanga ki a Te Mātāwai
20Ngā mema o Te Mātāwai
21Ngā take e hāngai ana ki ngā whakatau kopoutanga
22Te kopoutanga o te tumu whakarae
Ngā herenga pūrongo
23Te aronga o te kirimana hoko
24Te herenga ki te whakarite kirimana hoko
25Te tauākī whāinga
26Te āhua me ngā kōrero o te tauākī whāinga
27Te pūrongo ā-tau
28Te āhua me ngā kōrero o te pūrongo ā-tau
29Te whākinga mō te utu i ngā mema me ngā kaimahi
30Te āhua me ngā kōrero o te tauākī mahi
31Ngā tauākī ā-tau mō te pūtea
32Te tauākī haepapatanga
33Te pūrongo tātari
Te mana o te Minita ki te arotake i a Te Mātāwai, ki te tono pārongo hoki
34Te arotake i ā Te Mātāwai whakahaerenga, mahi hoki
35Te mana ki te tono pārongo
Tō Te Mātāwai taumata tāke
36Ngā whakaritenga whakawāteatanga tāke
Te Wāhanga 4
Ko Te Taura Whiri, ko Te Reo Whakapuaki Irirangi, ko Te Ratonga Whakaata Māori hoki
Ka tū tonu a Te Taura Whiri me Te Reo Whakapuaki Irirangi
37Ka tū tonu a Te Taura Whiri i te Reo Māori
38Ka tū tonu a Te Reo Whakapuaki Irirangi
Te whakakorenga o Te Pūtahi Paoho
39Ka whakakorengia a Te Pūtahi Paoho
Ngā āheinga me ngā mana whakahaere
40Ngā āheinga me ngā mana whakahaere o Te Taura Whiri
Ngā kopoutanga
41Ngā kopoutanga ki a Te Taura Whiri
42Ngā kopoutanga ki a Te Reo Whakapuaki Irirangi
43Ngā kopoutanga ki te poari o Te Ratonga Whakaata Māori
Te Wāhanga 5
Ko ētahi atu take
Te arotakenga o tēnei Ture
44Te arotakenga o te Ture
Ngā waeture
45Ngā waeture
Te whakahāngai i Ture kē
46Te whakahāngai i te Ombudsmen Act 1975 me te Official Information Act 1982
47Te whakahāngai i te Public Audit Act 2001
Ngā whakataunga whakakore me ngā whakataunga whakahou
48Te whakakore
49Ka whakahoungia te Māori Television Service (Te Aratuku Whakaata Irirangi Māori) Act 2003
50Ko ētahi atu whakahounga
Part 1
Title and commencement provisions in English
1Title
2Commencement
Part 2
Preliminary provisions
3Scope and purpose of this Act
Recognition of Māori language
4Recognition of Māori language as taonga
5Māori language is an official language of New Zealand
6Acknowledgement of the Crown
7Right to speak Māori in legal proceedings
Principles and guidelines
8Principles
9Guidance for departments of State
Māori language strategies
10Maihi Karauna strategy
11Maihi Māori strategy
Interpretation and other matters
12Interpretation of Act generally
13Interpretation
14Transitional, savings, and related provisions
15Act binds the Crown
16Outline of Act
Part 3
Te Mātāwai
Establishment, powers, and purpose
17Te Mātāwai established
18Purpose of Te Mātāwai
Functions
19Functions of Te Mātāwai
Appointments to Te Mātāwai
20Membership of Te Mātāwai
21Matters relevant to appointment decisions
22Appointment of chief executive
Reporting requirements
23Purpose of purchase agreement
24Obligation to prepare purchase agreement
25Statement of intent
26Form and content of statement of intent
27Annual report
28Form and content of annual report
29Disclosure of payments in respect of members and employees
30Form and content of statement of performance
31Annual financial statements
32Statement of responsibility
33Audit report
Minister’s powers to review Te Mātāwai and request information
34Review of Te Mātāwai’s operations and performance
35Power to request information
Taxation status of Te Mātāwai
36Terms of taxation exemption
Part 4
Te Taura Whiri, Te Reo Whakapuaki Irirangi, and Māori Television Service
Te Taura Whiri and Te Reo Whakapuaki Irirangi continued
37Te Taura Whiri i te Reo Māori (the Māori Language Commission) continued
38Te Reo Whakapuaki Irirangi continued
Disestablishment of Te Pūtahi Paoho
39Te Pūtahi Paoho disestablished
Functions and powers
40Functions and powers of Te Taura Whiri
Appointments
41Appointments to Te Taura Whiri
42Appointments to Te Reo Whakapuaki Irirangi
43Appointments to board of Māori Television Service
Part 5
Miscellaneous matters
Review of this Act
44Review of Act
Regulations
45Regulations
Application of other Acts
46Application of Ombudsmen Act 1975 and Official Information Act 1982
47Application of Public Audit Act 2001
Repeal and amendment provisions
48Repeal
49Māori Television Service (Te Aratuku Whakaata Irirangi Māori) Act 2003 amended
50Other amendments
Te Āpitihanga 1
Ngā whakataunga whakawhiti, ngā whakataunga pupuri, ngā whakataunga whai pānga hoki
Te Āpitihanga 2
Ngā kōti me ngā taraipiunara e āhei ai te kōrerotia o te reo Māori i ō rātou aroaro
Te Āpitihanga 3
Ngā kāhui ā-rohe o ngā iwi
Te Āpitihanga 4
Ngā rōpū whakahaere kei roto i a Te Reo Tukutuku
Te Āpitihanga 5
Ngā whakataunga e pā ana ki a Te Mātāwai me ōna mema
Te Āpitihanga 6
Ngā tohu whakatau i te mōhio ki te reo Māori
Te Āpitihanga 7
Ngā whakahounga ki te Māori Television Service (Te Aratuku Whakaata Irirangi Māori) Act 2003
Te Āpitihanga 8
Ngā whakahounga o ētahi whakaturetanga kē atu ka hua ake i muri iho
Schedule 1
Transitional, savings, and related provisions
Schedule 2
Courts and tribunals before which Māori may be spoken
Schedule 3
Regional clusters of iwi
Schedule 4
Organisations comprising Te Reo Tukutuku
Schedule 5
Provisions relating to Te Mātāwai and its members
Schedule 6
Certificates of competency in Māori language
Schedule 7
Amendments to Māori Television Service (Te Aratuku Whakaata Irirangi Māori) Act 2003
Schedule 8
Consequential amendments to other enactments
Legislative history
Administrative information

Ka whakaturetia e te Pāremata o Niu Tireni ēnei e whai ake nei / The Parliament of New Zealand enacts as follows: