APPENDIX D
RECENT LEGISLATION RELATING TO THE TREATY OF WAITANG1 AND MAORI INTERESTS
The following Acts, enacted since 1975, make particular reference to the Treaty of Waitangi, to the Maori perspective or to Maori interests, or include general provisions of special significance to Maori. The grouping attempts to indicate different forms of legislative reference.
Resolution of claims under Treaty of Waitangi
Treaty of Waitangi Act 1975 Treaty of Waitangi (State Enterprises) Act 1988 Crown Forest Assets Act 1989
Legislation to secure rights protected by the Treaty of Waitangi
Fisheries Act 1983 Maori Language Act 1987 Maori Fisheries Act 1989
Provisions requiring that regard be had to the principles of the Treaty of Waitangi
Environment Act 1986 State-Owned Enterprises Act 1986 Conservation Act 1987 * Crown Minerals Act 1991 Foreshore and Seabed Endowment Revesting Act 1991 Harbour Boards Dry Land Endowment Revesting Act 1991 Resource Management Act 1991
(*denotes legislation which accords priority to the principles of the Treaty of Waitangi)
Provisions requiring that regard be had to Maori interests or the Maori perspective
Law Commission Act 1985 Education Act 1989 Broadcasting Act 1989
Equal opportunity provisions
Access Training Scheme Act 1988 State Sector Act 1988 (and many other provisions regulating the appointment of staff to statutory bodies, such as the Law Practitioners Act 1982 and the Broadcasting Act 1989)
General provisions allowing for cultural differences
Criminal Justice Act 1985 Coroners Act 1988 Children, Young Persons and their Families Act 1989 School Trustees Act 1989