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Documents released to 1News show dozens of laws will be up for review, including at least 40 acts with Treaty principles clauses. It is unclear if a further 22 pieces of legislation, which refer specifically to the Treaty of Waitangi, could also change.
Law lecturer Luke Fitzmaurice-Brown said the process would be a massive undertaking.
“A worry that a number of people have is that this proposed review of Treaty provisions is happening in the wider context of a government which is showing a willingness to ignore Te Tiriti,” he said.
