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

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Ngāti Tuwharetoa (Bay of Plenty)
Claims Settlement
of Plenty) or the governance entity with respect to the same
(area of the Kawerau Geothermal system) statutory area, or
the geothermal energy or geothermal water located in the
Kawerau Geothermal system.
60 Exercise of powers, duties, and functions not affected
(1) Except as expressly provided in this subpart,—
(a) neither a statutory acknowledgement or the geothermal
statutory acknowledgement nor a deed of recognition
affects, or may be taken into account by, a person exercising
a power or performing a function or duty under a
statute, regulation, or bylaw:
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(b) no person, in considering a matter or making a decision
or recommendation under a statute, regulation, or
bylaw, may give greater or lesser weight to the association
of Ngāti Tuwharetoa with a statutory area or the
Kawerau Geothermal system (as described in the relevant
statutory acknowledgement) than that person
would give under the relevant statute, regulation, or
bylaw if no statutory acknowledgement or deed of
recognition existed in respect of the statutory area or
Kawerau Geothermal system.
New (unanimous)
(b) no person, in considering a matter or making a decision
or recommendation under a statute, regulation, or
bylaw, may give greater or lesser weight to the association
with, or use by, Ngāti Tuwharetoa (Bay of Plenty)
of a statutory area or the geothermal energy or geothermal
water located in the Kawerau Geothermal system
(as described in the relevant statutory acknowledgement
or deed of recognition) than that person would
give under the relevant statute, regulation, or bylaw if