Marine and Coastal Area (Takutai Moana) Act 2011
The Marine and Coastal Area (Takutai Moana) Act 2011 is an Act of the Parliament of New Zealand created to replace the Foreshore and Seabed Act 2004.
Features of the Act
The Marine and Coastal Area Bill:
- Guarantees free public access.
- Makes a common space of the public marine and coastal area, ensuring it can never be sold.
- Protects all existing uses, including recreational fishing and navigation rights.
- Addresses two fundamental rights violated by the Foreshore and Seabed Act – the right to access justice through the courts, and property rights.
- Protects, and in some cases extends, rights of vital infrastructure such as ports and aquaculture
Results of the third reading
The bill passed by 63-56 on 24 March 2011. It was supported by the National, the Maori Party, United Future while the Labour, the Greens, ACT, the Progressive Party and Hone Harawira voted against it. This Act was one of the reasons which Harawira was forced to leave the Maori Party.[1]
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