Treaty of Waitangi Amendment Act 1988

E245071

Act of Parliament of New Zealand amending act

The Treaty of Waitangi Amendment Act 1988 is New Zealand legislation that expanded and strengthened the powers of the Waitangi Tribunal to investigate historical breaches of the Treaty of Waitangi, including those dating back to 1840.

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Label	Occurrences
Treaty of Waitangi Amendment Act 1988 canonical	2

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Target entity: Treaty of Waitangi Amendment Act 1988
Context triple: [Treaty of Waitangi Act 1975, amendedBy, Treaty of Waitangi Amendment Act 1988]

A. Treaty of Waitangi Act 1975
The Treaty of Waitangi Act 1975 is New Zealand legislation that established the Waitangi Tribunal to investigate and make recommendations on breaches of the Treaty of Waitangi between the Crown and Māori.
B. Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993
Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993 is a key New Zealand law that governs Māori land, aiming to promote its retention in Māori ownership and strengthen the role of Māori landowners and customary interests in land management.
C. New Zealand Constitution Amendment Act 1947
The New Zealand Constitution Amendment Act 1947 was a key statute by which the United Kingdom granted New Zealand full power to amend its own constitution, marking an important step in the country’s legislative independence.
D. Constitution Act 1986 (New Zealand)
The Constitution Act 1986 (New Zealand) is a fundamental statute that modernised and consolidated New Zealand’s constitutional framework, defining the roles of key institutions such as the Sovereign, Executive, Legislature, and Judiciary.
E. New Zealand Bill of Rights Act 1990
The New Zealand Bill of Rights Act 1990 is a key statute that affirms, protects, and promotes fundamental civil and political rights within New Zealand’s legal system.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

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Target entity: Treaty of Waitangi Amendment Act 1988
Target entity description: The Treaty of Waitangi Amendment Act 1988 is New Zealand legislation that expanded and strengthened the powers of the Waitangi Tribunal to investigate historical breaches of the Treaty of Waitangi, including those dating back to 1840.

A. Treaty of Waitangi Act 1975
The Treaty of Waitangi Act 1975 is New Zealand legislation that established the Waitangi Tribunal to investigate and make recommendations on breaches of the Treaty of Waitangi between the Crown and Māori.
B. Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993
Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993 is a key New Zealand law that governs Māori land, aiming to promote its retention in Māori ownership and strengthen the role of Māori landowners and customary interests in land management.
C. New Zealand Constitution Amendment Act 1947
The New Zealand Constitution Amendment Act 1947 was a key statute by which the United Kingdom granted New Zealand full power to amend its own constitution, marking an important step in the country’s legislative independence.
D. Constitution Act 1986 (New Zealand)
The Constitution Act 1986 (New Zealand) is a fundamental statute that modernised and consolidated New Zealand’s constitutional framework, defining the roles of key institutions such as the Sovereign, Executive, Legislature, and Judiciary.
E. New Zealand Bill of Rights Act 1990
The New Zealand Bill of Rights Act 1990 is a key statute that affirms, protects, and promotes fundamental civil and political rights within New Zealand’s legal system.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (35)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Act of Parliament of New Zealand ⓘ amending act ⓘ
amends	Treaty of Waitangi Act 1975 ⓘ
appliesTo	claims by Māori against the Crown ⓘ
associatedWithEthnicGroup	Māori ⓘ
associatedWithGovernmentBody	Ministry of Justice (New Zealand) ⓘ Waitangi Tribunal ⓘ
country	New Zealand ⓘ
empowers	Waitangi Tribunal ⓘ surface form: Waitangi Tribunal to investigate claims back to 1840
enables	investigation of historical breaches of the Treaty of Waitangi ⓘ
extendsPowersOf	Waitangi Tribunal ⓘ
hasLegalEffect	allows retrospective inquiry into Treaty breaches ⓘ broadens time period for claims under Treaty of Waitangi Act 1975 ⓘ
hasTitleElement	1988 ⓘ Amendment ⓘ Treaty of Waitangi ⓘ
jurisdiction	New Zealand ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
legalArea	indigenous rights law ⓘ public law ⓘ treaty law ⓘ
legislature	New Zealand Parliament ⓘ
partOf	Treaty of Waitangi policy reforms ⓘ surface form: New Zealand Treaty of Waitangi legislative framework
purpose	to amend the Treaty of Waitangi Act 1975 ⓘ
relatedTo	Māori–Crown relations ⓘ Treaty settlement process ⓘ
shortTitle	Treaty of Waitangi Amendment Act 1988 self-link ⓘ
subject	Māori land claims ⓘ Treaty of Waitangi ⓘ Waitangi Tribunal ⓘ historical Treaty breaches ⓘ
temporalScopeStart	1840 ⓘ
typeOfChange	expansion of jurisdiction of Waitangi Tribunal ⓘ strengthening of investigative powers of Waitangi Tribunal ⓘ
yearOfEnactment	1988 ⓘ

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Treaty of Waitangi Act 1975 → amendedBy → Treaty of Waitangi Amendment Act 1988 ⓘ

Treaty of Waitangi Amendment Act 1988 → shortTitle → Treaty of Waitangi Amendment Act 1988 self-link ⓘ

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