New Zealand Acts

WHAKATŌHEA CLAIMS SETTLEMENT ACT 2024 - SECT 187

187 Final report of Board and Whakatōhea Fisheries Trust

1 As soon as is reasonably practicable after the commencement of this Act, the trustees of Te Tāwharau o Te Whakatōhea must prepare a final report (as if the report were an annual report required by section 31 of the Maori Trust Boards Act 1955 ) to show fully the financial results of the operations of both the Board and the Whakatōhea Fisheries Trust for the period starting on the day after the last day covered by the previous annual report and ending on the day before the commencement of this Act.

2 The final report must consist of—

a) a statement of the financial position of both the Board and the Whakatōhea Fisheries Trust and other statements of accounts necessary to provide the information required by subsection (1); and

b) an audit report prepared by the Auditor-General on the statement and information referred to in paragraph (a).

3 As soon as is reasonably practicable after the final report is completed, the trustees of Te Tāwharau o Te Whakatōhea must provide it to the Minister for Māori Development, who must present it to the House of Representatives as soon as is reasonably practicable after receiving it.