Foreshore and Seabed Act 2004

{{Short description|Former New Zealand law}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2023}}

{{Use New Zealand English|date=August 2013}}

{{Infobox legislation

| short_title = Foreshore and Seabed Act 2004

| legislature = New Zealand Parliament

| image = Coat of arms of New Zealand.svg

| imagesize = 180px

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| royal_assent = 24 November 2004

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| repeals = Marine and Coastal Area (Takutai Moana) Bill - Section 5

| status = Repealed

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The Foreshore and Seabed Act 2004 was an Act of Parliament in New Zealand which overruled the 2003 decision of the Court of Appeal in Ngati Apa v Attorney-General. Its passage arose out of, and further fueled, the New Zealand foreshore and seabed controversy. The act was repealed and replaced by the Marine and Coastal Area (Takutai Moana) Act in 2011.{{cite news|title=Foreshore replacement bill 'a fraud'|url=http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10692490|accessdate=6 December 2010|newspaper=The New Zealand Herald|date=6 December 2010}}

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