Māori Language Act 1987
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The Māori Language Act 1987 is New Zealand legislation that granted te reo Māori official language status and established legal mechanisms to promote and protect its use.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Act of Parliament of New Zealand
ⓘ
language legislation ⓘ |
| amendedBy | Māori Language Act 1991 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
courts of New Zealand
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
tribunals of New Zealand ⓘ |
| areaOfLaw |
constitutional law
ⓘ
language law ⓘ |
| associatedWithGroup | Māori people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithLanguage | Māori language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | New Zealand ⓘ |
| declaresOfficialLanguageOf | New Zealand NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| enactedBy | New Zealand Parliament NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| establishedBody |
Māori Language Commission
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Te Taura Whiri i te Reo Māori NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| grantsRightTo |
request interpreter when using Māori in court
ⓘ
use Māori in legal proceedings ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
first New Zealand statute to declare Māori an official language
ⓘ
key milestone in recognition of Māori language rights ⓘ |
| implementedBy |
Māori Language Commission
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
New Zealand government agencies NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | New Zealand Parliament NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageGrantedOfficialStatus |
Māori language
ⓘ
te reo Māori NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legalEffect |
granted right to use Māori in certain legal proceedings
ⓘ
recognised Māori as a taonga under the Treaty of Waitangi context ⓘ required provision of Māori language interpreters in specified courts ⓘ |
| longTitle | An Act to declare the Māori language to be an official language of New Zealand and to establish the Māori Language Commission ⓘ |
| policyContext |
biculturalism in New Zealand
ⓘ
implementation of Treaty of Waitangi principles ⓘ |
| purpose |
to declare Māori an official language of New Zealand
ⓘ
to promote the use of the Māori language ⓘ to protect the Māori language ⓘ |
| region | Aotearoa New Zealand NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Māori language revitalisation policies
ⓘ
Treaty of Waitangi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| repealedBy | Māori Language Act 2016 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| repealYear | 2016 ⓘ |
| royalAssent | 1987 ⓘ |
| shortTitle | Māori Language Act 1987 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | repealed ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
Māori language revitalisation
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language rights ⓘ official language status ⓘ |
| successorLegislation | Māori Language Act 2016 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typeOfRecognition | statutory recognition of official language status ⓘ |
| yearOfEnactment | 1987 ⓘ |
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