Legislation - making the settlement law
When the terms of a settlement have been agreed on, Parliament will pass a law to make it legally binding.
When the terms of a settlement have been agreed on, Parliament will pass a law to make it legally binding.
Once the Deed of Settlement is signed and the Post Settlement Governance Entity (PSGE) is voted in, Parliament will pass a law to:
The legislation is usually written at the same time as the Deed of Settlement. This is so that your representatives and the Crown can check that the legislation covers everything they agreed to in the Deed.
Once your representatives and the Crown agree that it’s ready:
The requirements of the Settlement Act and Deed begin on the settlement date, usually 40 working days after the Act passed into law. The redress package will then be passed to your PSGE and the historical claims will be settled.
The claimant group, OTS and Parliament.
During this part of the settlement process, anyone in the claimant group can:
OTS will work with the Select Committee while the legislation is being heard. They’ll:
To pass the settlement into law, Parliament:
You’ll be kept up to date with pānui, and you can also check to see if your claimant group has a website or a Facebook page where you can get updates.
If you want to check where your Bill has got to in Parliament, you can find out from the New Zealand Parliament website.
Your PSGE will:
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