NZQA registered unit standard
25080 version 2
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Title
Explain the legislative responsibilities and processes of the notifying
authority for customary fisheries management
Level
4
Credits
5
Purpose
People credited with this unit standard are able to explain: the
legislative responsibilities of the notifying authority for
customary fisheries management under the fisheries
legislation; the process the notifying authority uses to nominate
and cancel the appointment of a Tangata Kaitiaki/Tiaki; and the
support provided and the information used for customary
fisheries management by the notifying authority.
Classification
Seafood Māori > Kaupapa Mātaitai
Available grade
Achieved
Entry information
Recommended skills
and knowledge
Unit 20935, Describe the Quota Management System in New
Zealand, and Unit 20915, Explain and develop policies for the
harvest and use of a customary catch for Māori organisations,
or demonstrate equivalent knowledge and skills.
Explanatory notes
1
Definitions
Fisheries legislation refers to the Fisheries Act 1996 and associated regulations such
as Fisheries (Kaimoana Customary Fishing) Regulations 1998 and Fisheries (South
Island Customary Fishing) Regulations 1999;
Notifying authority refers to the whānau, hapū, or iwi which holds mana whenua
and/or mana moana over a particular area;
Tangata Kaitiaki/Tiaki means any person appointed as Tangata Kaitiaki/Tiaki under
the Fisheries (Kaimoana Customary Fishing) Regulations 1998, and Tangata
Tiaki/Kaitiaki under the Fisheries (South Island Customary Fishing) Regulations
1999, being a member of the tangata whenua, tangata whenua organisation, or their
notified representative;
Temporary closures refer to those identified in Sections 186A and 186B of the
Fisheries Act 1996.
2
The rohe moana management plan is a management plan or strategy for the
area/rohe moana for which that Tangata Kaitiaki/Tiaki has authority. This is referred
to as an Iwi Planning Document in the Fisheries legislation. Whānau, hapū, or iwi
may refer to this documentation by other names.
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Outcomes and evidence requirements
Outcome 1
Explain the legislative responsibilities of the notifying authority for customary fisheries
management under the fisheries legislation.
Evidence requirements
1.1
The explanation includes the notifying authority’s area of management
responsibility or customary food gathering area.
1.2
The explanation includes the notifying authority’s responsibility for authorising
the rohe moana management plan.
1.3
The explanation includes the notifying authority’s responsibility for authorising
the use of customary management tools.
Range
Mātaitai reserves, Taiāpure, temporary closures.
Outcome 2
Explain the process the notifying authority uses to nominate and cancel the appointment of
a Tangata Kaitiaki/Tiaki.
Evidence requirements
2.1
The explanation includes the process the notifying authority must use to
nominate a Tangata Kaitiaki/Tiaki, under fisheries legislation.
Range
2.2
notification, public notice, submission, dispute resolution,
confirmation.
The explanation includes the process the notifying authority uses to nominate a
Tangata Kaitiaki/Tiaki, in accordance with whānau, hapū, and iwi requirements.
Range
may include but is not limited to - tikanga, kawa, whakapapa,
skills, availability, interest, expectations, customary fishing
knowledge.
2.3
The explanation includes the process the notifying authority uses to cancel the
appointment of a Tangata Kaitiaki/Tiaki, under fisheries legislation.
2.4
The explanation includes the process the notifying authority uses to cancel the
appointment of a Tangata Kaitiaki/Tiaki, in accordance with whānau, hapū, and
iwi requirements, under fisheries legislation.
Outcome 3
Explain the support provided and the information used for customary fisheries
management by the notifying authority.
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Evidence requirements
3.1
The explanation includes the reporting requirements and the consequences of
non-compliance of the Tangata Kaitiaki/Tiaki and the notifying authority, under
fisheries legislation.
3.2
The explanation includes how the notifying authority can support the Tangata
Kaitiaki/Tiaki in their role.
Range
3.3
support may include but is not limited to - administrative support,
notification of meeting events, reporting requirements, sharing of
information and networks. Evidence is required of two types.
The explanation includes the fisheries management information that is shared
between the Ministry of Fisheries, the Tangata Kaitiaki/Tiaki, and the notifying
authority, and how this information is used.
Range
may include but is not limited to - changes in policy and
management decisions, rohe moana management plans, Total
Allowable Catch (TAC) reports, Mātaitai reserves.
Planned review date
31 December 2014
Status information and last date for assessment for superseded versions
Process
Version Date
Last Date for Assessment
Registration
1
22 August 2008
Rollover
2
21 July 2011
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CMR also includes useful information about special requirements for organisations wishing
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