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Settlement legislation as spatial evidence

The enacted settlement legislation is the authoritative legal source for statutory mechanisms created by the Act. It often includes schedules listing statutory/overlay/redress areas and sections governing official names, RFR rights and title registration.

Use New Zealand Legislation and open the current latest version of the Act, not a bill, unless the research specifically concerns the legislative process before enactment.

Search useful terms​

Within a settlement Act try:

  • statutory acknowledgement
  • statutory area
  • overlay classification
  • geographic name
  • cultural redress property
  • RFR land
  • record of title
  • licensed land
  • schedule

Bills versus Acts​

A current bill can show proposed spatial redress before settlement legislation is enacted. Label it Bill/proposed and do not map proposed RFR/redress as existing law.

Plans may remain in the deed​

Acts often refer back to deed plans or schedules. Keep legislation and deed attachments together in the source chain.

Last reviewed: 26 August 2026

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