This Regulation implements the Valuation of Land Act 1916 by providing specifications on the valuation related procedures, including refunds and objections. The object of this Regulation is to repeal and remake, without any changes in substance, the provisions of the Valuation of Land Regulation…

The major part of the provisions amend provisions of the Aboriginal and Torres Straith Islander Commission Act and insert new provisions in that Act in order to provide for the establishment of a Corporation and a Fund which are to assist Aboriginal persons and Torres Strait islanders in…

This Act establishes the Water Authority as a body corporate. The objects of the Authority shall be: (a) to ensure that water resources allocated for urban water supply are properly managed, distributed, allocated and used in ways which are consistent with proper water management practices; (b)…

This Act amends the Custom Land Management Act with respect dispute resolution regarding custom land. It, among other things sets out (procedural) requirements for decisions by a nakamal to determine the custom owners of a land and provides that decisions of the Island Court, Supreme Court,…

This Act provides for revoking certain areas as parts of State forests (including national forests) and flora reserves and transforming them in national parks or including them in existing national parks or nature reserves. The Act also changes the names of certain national parks and makes…

This Act provides for revoking certain areas as parts of State forests and of timber reserves and including them, and other Crown lands, in existing national parks and nature reserves.

This Regulation, consisting of nine sections, implements the Surveyors Act 2003 by providing for: Criteria for registration as an emeritus surveyor (sect.2); insurance coverage (sect. 3); Application for competency assessment (sect. 4); Particulars for register (sect. 5); Notice of change in…

The Traditional Rights Court shall consist of a permanent panel composed of a Chief Judge and two other judges, and such other members or panels as may be appointed or constituted from time to time as provided for by Section 4 of this Act. The Commission may, for reasons which, in its opinion,…

These Regulations, made under the Aboriginal Land Rights Act 1983, consisting of 117 sections divided into ten Parts and completed by seven Schedules, establish the provisions relating to land including the exemption of Aboriginal lands from the payment of rates; Local Aboriginal Land Councils;…

This Act provides for the preservation and protection of the public foreshore and seabed including the protection of the association of whanu, hapu and iwi by vesting the full legal ownership of the public foreshore and seabed in the Crown, providing for the recognition and protection of ongoing…

These Regulations, consisting of 67 sections divided into five Parts and completed by six Schedules (schedule 7 is rescinded), implement provisions of the local Government Act 1993.The Regulations, among other things, provide for the Elections of mayor and deputy mayor by councillors; Hearing…

This Act strengthens the legal framework concerning title to custom land and concerns management of custom land by customary institutions. It formalizes the recognition of customary institutions termed ‘nakamals’ and ‘custom area land tribunals’ to determine the rules of custom which form the…