Waitangi Tribunal

Closing Date for Submission of Historical Claims Passed

By section 6AA of the Treaty of Waitangi Act 1975 (as inserted by section 6 of the Treaty of Waitangi Amendment Act 2006), the Waitangi Tribunal is not permitted to register claims submitted on or after 2 September 2008 that are either new historical Treaty claims or historical amendments to contemporary claims. However, new historical claims submitted prior to midnight of 1 September 2008 will still be processed, previously registered historical claims may still be amended at any stage, and new contemporary claims may still be lodged.

A historical claim is defined by the Act as "a claim made under section 6(1) that arises from or relates to an enactment referred to in section 6(1)(a) or (b) enacted, or to a policy or practice adopted or an act done or omitted by or on behalf of the Crown, before 21 September 1992".