New Zealand Acts

WHAKATŌHEA CLAIMS SETTLEMENT ACT 2024 - SECT 83

83 Future interests relating to Whenua Maumahara o Hukutaia reserve land

1 In this section and section 84 ,—  
"Council" means Ōpōtiki District Council    
"Whenua Maumahara o Hukutaia reserve land" and
"reserve land" mean all or the part of Whenua Maumahara o Hukutaia that remains a reserve under the Reserves Act 1977.  

2 This section applies to the Whenua Maumahara o Hukutaia reserve land, but only while the trustees are the owners, and the Council is the administering body, of that land.

3 Despite the Council being the administering body, the trustees may, as if they were the administering body of the reserve land,—

a) accept, grant, or decline to grant any interest in land that affects the reserve land; or

b) renew or vary such an interest.

4 If a person wishes to obtain an interest in land in the reserve land, or renew or vary such an interest, the person must apply under this section, in writing, through the Council.

5 The Council must—

a) advise the trustees of the applications it receives; and

b) undertake the administrative processes required by the Reserves Act 1977 in relation to each application.

6 Before the trustees determine an application, the trustees must consult the Council.

7 The Council may—

a) accept, grant, or decline to grant any interest that affects the reserve land other than an interest in land; or

b) renew or vary such an interest.

8 The Reserves Act 1977 , except section 59A of that Act, applies to the accepting, granting, declining, renewing, or varying of any interests under this section.