New Zealand Acts

WHAKATŌHEA CLAIMS SETTLEMENT ACT 2024 - SECT 184

184 Recognition of new mandated organisation

1 On and from the commencement of this Act,—

a) the trustees of Te Tāwharau o Te Whakatōhea are, and are recognised by Te Ohu Kai Moana Trustee Limited as, the mandated organisation for Whakatōhea in place of the Board, as if the trustees were recognised as the mandated iwi organisation or the iwi aquaculture organisation, as the case may require; and

b) Whakatohea Fisheries Asset Holding Company Limited is the asset-holding company of the trustees of Te Tāwharau o Te Whakatōhea.

2 However, any reference in the Maori Fisheries Act 2004 to the date on which the mandated organisation is recognised must be treated as a reference to the date on which the iwi’s first mandated organisation was recognised.

3 On and from the commencement of this Act,—

a) the trust deed of Te Tāwharau o Te Whakatōhea is approved by Te Ohu Kai Moana Trustee Limited as the constitutional document of Te Tāwharau o Te Whakatōhea, as if it were approved under section 17 of the Maori Fisheries Act 2004 ; and

b) the trustees of Te Tāwharau o Te Whakatōhea must—

i) meet the criteria in section 14 of the Maori Fisheries Act 2004 for continuing recognition as a mandated iwi organisation; and

ii) satisfy section 12(1)(d) of the Maori Fisheries Act 2004 ; and

iii) ensure that the requirements in section 33(1) of the Maori Commercial Aquaculture Claims Settlement Act 2004 for recognition as an iwi aquaculture organisation are satisfied.