Maori Fisheries Act 2004 078 Commenced: 26 SEPTEMBER 2004 The Parliament of New Zealand therefore enacts as follows1 TitleThis Act is the Maori Fisheries Act 2004.2 CommencementThis Act comes into force on the day after the date on which it receivesthe Royal assent. Part 1 Purposes of Act, key concepts, and key iwi organisations Subpart 1---Purposes, outline, and interpretation 3 Purposes (1) The purposes of this Act are to--- (a) implement the agreements made in the Deed of Settlement dated 23September 1992; and (b) provide for the development of the collective and individualinterests of iwi in fisheries, fishing, and fisheries-related activities in amanner that is ultimately for the benefit of all Maori. (2) To achieve the purposes of this Act, provision is made to establish aframework for the allocation and management of settlement assets through--- (a) the allocation and transfer of specified settlem...