Post-settlement Governance Entities (Exemption from Jurisdiction of Māori Land Court) Bill

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The purpose of the bill is to exempt from the supervisory jurisdiction of the Māori Land Court specified post-settlement governance entities (PSGE), trusts controlled by the PSGE, and hapū trusts to which the PSGE has transferred settlement land, while also preserving the ability of an exempt trust to access the court’s dispute resolution processes by mutual agreement.