The Māori Commercial Aquaculture Claims Settlement Amendment Bill 2021 is an important bill that seeks to improve the allocation and transfer of process of aquaculture settlement sites. It does this by providing to Te Ohu Kaimoana, the Māori trustee, with limited discretionary power to make determinations on aquaculture settlement allocation entitlements. This provides practical steps to enable assets already allocated to iwi to be transferred to those iwi aquaculture organisations who wish to receive them. It also ensures assets will be preserved for those who do not wish to receive them at this time and seeks to prevent future delays for iwi receiving benefits from the aquaculture settlement.