A Beneficial Owner who is dissatisfied with a decision to decline a request for accounts on the grounds of confidentiality can apply to the Court for disclosure. If the Trustees are of the view that accounts are confidential, they must notify the requesting Beneficial Owner of his or her right to apply to the Court for a disclosure order. 9.
HOW TO FILE AND COMPLETE THIS APPLICATION FORM (i) This form must be accompanied with the appropriate application fee and be filed in the Office of the Chief Registrar; (ii) Please ensure that all information required on the form is completed; (iii) You must supply a list of affected parties to this application by completing the attached List of Affected Parties; (iv) Where tick boxes are provided please ensure you tick all those boxes that apply to your application, unless you ar...
To create a trust, you'll need to apply for a trust order. Once an order is granted by the Court, the trust continues until the landowners, beneficiaries, trustees, and the Court agree to end it.
If you are wanting to convert Māori customary land into freehold land, you can apply to the Court under section 132 of Te Ture Whenua Māori Act.
The expectation was that they could also apply and pay for their applications online. The Court’s redesigned website is the gateway for landowners/users to access Pātaka Whenua.
Documents/Articles/Maori-Land-Court-Annual-Report-Matariki-2022-Matariki-2023.pdf (11 mb)
From 6 February 2021 On the death of a landowner, descendants can apply immediately to succeed to the land interest.
https://www.xn--morilandcourt-wqb.govt.nz/en/our-application-process/come-in-apply-to-the-court/application-forms/ 2 māorilandcourt.govt.nz Te tuku tono Hātepe 2 Hei tīmatanga, whakamahia te pouaka takaiho i whakaritea, ka tīpako i te momo tono hei tono māu.
How-do-I-user-guides/Te-reo-Maori/Submitting-an-application-v1-6-Maori-web.pdf (3.8 mb)
HOW TO FILE AND COMPLETE THIS APPLICATION FORM (i) This form must be accompanied with the appropriate application fee and may be filed at any office of the Court; (ii) Please ensure that all information required on the form is completed; (iii) Where tick boxes are provided please ensure you tick all those boxes that apply to your application, unless you are required to select one box, then only select the box that applies; (iv) If there is insufficient room on the form to...
Documents/Forms/MLC-Form-21-Application-for-succession2.pdf (617 kb)
HOW TO FILE AND COMPLETE THIS APPLICATION FORM (i) This form must be accompanied with the appropriate application fee and be filed with the Registrar in the District in which the land is located; (ii) Please ensure that all information required on the form is completed; (iii) Where tick boxes are provided please ensure you tick all those boxes that apply to your application, unless you are required to select one box, then only select the box that applies; (iv) If there is in...
The Act imposes trustee duties on those in governance, yet it is not clear whether similar duties will apply to engaged owners. If similar duties are not to apply, what is the basis for accountability?
Documents/Judges-corner-articles/MLC-2014-Jun-Judges-Corner-Ambler-J.pdf (191 kb)
