The Moriori Claims Settlement Act received Royal assent, placing the Crown's historical account, acknowledgements and apology in law and providing for cultural properties, official names, customary fisheries and commercial redress. The settlement combines statutory recognition with material and governance provisions. It also provides that historical claims are finally settled, a common feature of Treaty settlements that can constrain future litigation. Legislation marks a different stage from the 2020 deed: promises are embedded in a legal framework, though implementation and community-defined healing continue beyond enactment.
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What did the Moriori Claims Settlement Act do?
The Act implements statutory recognition and redress provisions.
The Moriori Act records a Crown apology and provides cultural redress.
The statute includes the agreed historical account, apology, cultural and commercial redress.