New Zealand Acts

WHAKATŌHEA CLAIMS SETTLEMENT ACT 2024 - SECT 84

84 Administering body of Whenua Maumahara o Hukutaia reserve land

1 This section applies to the Whenua Maumahara o Hukutaia reserve land, but only while the trustees are the owners of that land.

2 The trustees and the Council may jointly—

a) agree that the Council no longer be the administering body of the reserve land; and

b) give the Minister of Conservation written notice of the agreement.

3 The Minister must, no later than 20 working days after receiving the notice, publish a notice in the Gazette declaring that—

a) the Council is no longer the administering body of the reserve land; and

b) the trustees are the administering body of the reserve land.

4 The Minister may, at their sole discretion, revoke the appointment of the Council as the administering body of the reserve land, if requested in writing to do so by the trustees or the Council.

5 Before deciding whether to revoke the appointment, the Minister must consult the trustees and the Council.

6 When the Minister has decided whether to revoke the appointment, the Minister must—

a) give written notice of the decision to the trustees and the Council; and

b) if the Minister decides to revoke the appointment, publish a notice in the Gazette, no later than 20 working days after giving notice of the decision, declaring that—

i) the Council is no longer the administering body of the reserve land; and

ii) the trustees are the administering body of the reserve land.

7 The trustees are the administering body of the reserve land on and from the date on which a notice is published under subsection (3) or (6)(b).