Act In force Latest version as at 03 September 2007 (as enacted) | 1998 No 113 | Administered by Ministry of Māori Development—Te Puni Kōkiri

Treaty of Waitangi Amendment Act 1998

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Short Title and commencement

Waitangi Tribunal

Deputy Chairperson

Appointment of Judge not to affect tenure, etc

Continuation in office of Chairperson of Tribunal

Treaty of Waitangi Amendment Act 1998

Public Act	1998 No 113
Date of assent	11 December 1998

Contents

1 Short Title and commencement

2 Waitangi Tribunal

3 Deputy Chairperson

4 Appointment of Judge not to affect tenure, etc

5 Continuation in office of Chairperson of Tribunal

An Act to amend the Treaty of Waitangi Act 1975

BE IT ENACTED by the Parliament of New Zealand as follows:

1 Short Title and commencement

(1) This Act may be cited as the Treaty of Waitangi Amendment Act 1998 and is part of the Treaty of Waitangi Act 1975 (“the principal Act”).

(2) This Act comes into force on the date on which this Act receives the Royal assent.

2 Waitangi Tribunal

(1) Subsection (1) substituted s 4(2)(a) of the principal Act.

(2) Subsection (2) inserted ss 4(2B) and 4(2C) in the principal Act.

3 Deputy Chairperson

Section 3 amended s 4A(1) of the principal Act.

4 Appointment of Judge not to affect tenure, etc

This section substituted s 4B of the principal Act.

5 Continuation in office of Chairperson of Tribunal

The person who holds office as Chairperson at the commencement of this Act continues in office until such time as that person vacates office as Chief Judge of the Maori Land Court, but may be appointed Chairperson of the Tribunal under section 4(2)(a) of the principal Act (as substituted by section 2(1) of this Act).