Treaty of Waitangi Act 1975 (1975 No 114).

This Act establishes the Waitangi Tribunal; the Act also clarifies the jurisdiction of Tribunal to consider claims relating to the practical application of the Treaty, its power to state case for Maori Appellate Court or Maori Land Court, its jurisdiction to consider proposed legislation, and recommendations in respect of land transferred to or vested in State enterprise. Moreover the Act recognizes special power of Tribunal to recommend that land be no longer liable to resumption.
The Act dedicates a section to the recommendation of the Tribunal in respect of Crown forest land.