Ports support marine and coastal area act amendments
Select Committee hears disagreement about what Parliament intended in 2011, with ports' representative saying they faced costs in the millions of dollars because of the Court's interpretation.
Port companies say the courts' interpretation of exclusive use has imposed big costs on them.
The country’s port companies support the amendment of the Marine and Coast Areas Act to make it more difficult for iwi and hapū to obtain customary marine titles.
Port Company CEO Group spokesman Charles Finny told Parliament’s Justice Select Committee this morning that when the original Marine
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