New Zealand Acts

WHAKATŌHEA CLAIMS SETTLEMENT ACT 2024 - SECT 25

25 Enforcement of protocols

1 The Crown must comply with a protocol while it is in force.

2 If the Crown fails to comply with a protocol without good cause, the trustees may enforce the protocol, subject to the Crown Proceedings Act 1950 .

3 Despite subsection (2), damages or other forms of monetary compensation are not available as a remedy for a failure by the Crown to comply with a protocol.

4 To avoid doubt,—

a) subsections (1) and (2) do not apply to guidelines developed for the implementation of a protocol; and

b) subsection (3) does not affect the ability of a court to award costs incurred by the trustees in enforcing the protocol under subsection (2).