Treaty of Waitangi Act 1975

E47096

Act of Parliament of New Zealand New Zealand statute

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.

Aliases (2)

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Act of Parliament of New Zealand → New Zealand statute →
administeredBy	Ministry of Justice (New Zealand) →
amendedBy	Treaty of Waitangi Amendment Act 1985 → Treaty of Waitangi Amendment Act 1988 → Treaty of Waitangi Amendment Act 2006 →
appliesTo	Crown → Māori →
associatedBody	Waitangi Tribunal →
bindingForceOfTribunalRecommendations	generally non-binding →
country	New Zealand →
createsMechanism	claims process for Treaty of Waitangi breaches →
dateOfRoyalAssent	1975 →
defines	jurisdiction of the Waitangi Tribunal → procedures of the Waitangi Tribunal →
effectOf1985Amendment	allowed claims by any Māori, not only those directly affected → extended Tribunal jurisdiction to historical claims back to 1840 →
enactedUnderMonarch	Elizabeth II →
establishesBody	Waitangi Tribunal →
geographicScope	New Zealand →
hasCitation	Treaty of Waitangi Act 1975 (NZ) →
historicalContext	enacted during the Third Labour Government of New Zealand →
historicalSignificance	first New Zealand statute to create a standing body to consider Treaty of Waitangi breaches →
introducedBy	Matiu Rata →
isPartOf	New Zealand Treaty settlement framework →
jurisdiction	New Zealand →
language	English →
legalArea	Treaty law → constitutional law of New Zealand → indigenous rights →
legislature	New Zealand Parliament →
longTitle	An Act to provide for the observance, and confirmation, of the principles of the Treaty of Waitangi by establishing a Tribunal to make recommendations on claims relating to the practical application of the Treaty and to determine whether certain matters are inconsistent with the principles of the Treaty →
providesFor	appointment of Tribunal members → procedures for lodging Treaty claims → reports and recommendations by the Waitangi Tribunal →
purpose	to establish the Waitangi Tribunal → to make recommendations on claims relating to the Treaty of Waitangi → to provide a legal process for investigating alleged breaches of the Treaty of Waitangi →
recognises	principles of the Treaty of Waitangi →
relatedTo	Treaty of Waitangi →
shortTitle	Treaty of Waitangi Act 1975 →
status	amended →
subjectMatter	Crown–Māori relations → implementation of Treaty of Waitangi principles → redress for historical grievances →
typeOfInstrument	public Act →
yearEnacted	1975 →

Referenced by (7)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Treaty of Waitangi Act 1975 ("Treaty of Waitangi Amendment Act 1985") →	amendedBy
Waitangi Tribunal →	foundingAct
Treaty of Waitangi Act 1975 ("Treaty of Waitangi Act 1975 (NZ)") →	hasCitation
Treaties of New Zealand →	includes
Waitangi Tribunal →	legalBasis
Treaty of Waitangi →	relatedLegislation
Treaty of Waitangi Act 1975 →	shortTitle