88Duty to develop guidelines

88 Duty to develop guidelines

(1) Each Secretary must develop, in consultation with the First Peoples' Assembly, written guidelines providing for—

(a) any matters specified in the Statewide Treaty; and

(b) without limiting paragraph (a), any matters relating to the manner of consultation with the First Peoples' Assembly during the development of any legislative proposal, statutory rule (not including a court rule) or policy that is specifically directed to First Peoples.

(2) The Chief Commissioner of Police must develop, in consultation with the First Peoples' Assembly, written guidelines providing for—

(a) any matters specified in the Statewide Treaty; and

(b) without limiting paragraph (a), any matters relating to the manner of consultation with the First Peoples' Assembly during the development of any policy that is specifically directed to First Peoples.

(3) A failure to develop guidelines or to comply with the guidelines does not, of itself—

(a) affect the validity or operation of any Act or subordinate instrument or any provision of an Act or subordinate instrument; and

(b) affect the validity of any act or decision or provide grounds for review of any act or decision.

See also the Treaty principles set out in section 8A of the Public Administration Act 2004.