ACT would disestablish Waitangi Tribunal once outstanding Treaty claims completed
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ACT's policy would keep the Waitangi Tribunal in place only long enough to finish the outstanding historical Treaty claims. Once those are done, the tribunal would be disbanded altogether. Its contemporary jurisdiction, which covers present-day grievances, would end immediately rather than wait for the old cases to wrap up. The party presents this as a compromise between settling the past and refusing new claims.
Under the policy, all remaining historical Treaty claims will be completed, while the Waitangi Tribunal’s contemporary jurisdiction will end.
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