Ng¯ati Tuwharetoa (Bay of Plenty) Claims Settlement Bill

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Ngāti Tuwharetoa (Bay of Plenty)
Claims Settlement
(v) any claim that a representative entity may have to
the extent that the claim is, or is founded on a
claim referred in subparagraph (iii).
Part 3
Settlement of historical claims and
miscellaneous matters
Subpart 1—Settlement of historical claims
Jurisdiction of courts, etc, removed
15 Settlement of Ngāti Tuwharetoa (Bay of Plenty)
historical claims final
(1) The settlement of Ngāti Tuwharetoa (Bay of Plenty) historical
claims effected under the deed of settlement and this Act is
final, and on and from the settlement date the Crown is
released and discharged from all obligations and liabilities in
respect of those claims.
(2) Subsection (1) does not limit the acknowledgements expressed
in, or the provisions of, the deed of settlement.
(3) Despite any other enactment or rule of law, on and from
settlement date, no court, tribunal, or other judicial body has
jurisdiction (including, without limitation, the jurisdiction to
inquire or further inquire into, or to make a finding or recommendation)
in respect of—
(a) any or all of the Ngāti Tuwharetoa (Bay of Plenty)
historical claims; or
(b) the deed of settlement; or
(c) the redress provided under this Act or under the deed of
settlement; or
(d) this Act.
(4) Subsection (3) does not exclude the jurisdiction of a court,
tribunal, or other judicial body in respect of the interpretation
or implementation of the deed of settlement or this Act.
Treaty of Waitangi Act 1975 amended
16 Jurisdiction of Tribunal to consider claims
Section 6 of the Treaty of Waitangi Act 1975 is amended by
inserting, after subsection (24), the following subsections:
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