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Explanatory Notes
Where undivided interests or shares in Māori land are to be exchanged the Court has no power to make an order
unless the person receiving the shares in a block is either -
(i) a child or remoter issue of the owner in that block of the shares to be exchanged, or
(ii) a descendant of any former owner who is or was a member of the hapū associated with the land, or
(iii) an owner in that land who is a member of the hapū associated with the land, or
(iv) a trustee of any person...
If an applicant is forming a trust for
his or her children, his or her name should be the tupuna name.
3. Section 218 of Te Ture Whēnua Māori Act 1993 contains a list of Māori community purposes to which income
from the whānau trust may be applied if provision is made in the trust order.
If you would prefer your application to
be heard in court by a Judge, please tick here:
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My/our shareholding or entitlement equate to:....................................................................................................................................................................................................
........................................................hectares/square metres
NOTE: to calculate the area multiply the number of shares you hold or are entitled to by the area of the block and divide by the total number of
shares in the block
(The legal representative must complete questions 10 and 11)
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APPLICATION
SEEKING MĀORI LAND COURT SPECIAL AID
Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993
Section 98(3) or 98(9)
Form 53
Rule 16.1(3)
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