A Trustee must not take any reward for acting as a Trustee but this does not affect the right of a Trustee to be reimbursed for the Trustees’ legitimate expenses and disbursements in acting as a Trustee; (h) duty to be active, in attending to the performance of the Trust and trustee duties.
The trustees must, at their first meeting after being appointed by the court, appoint a trustee to be chairperson and another trustee to be secretary.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/2021-12-07-Ahu-Whenua-Trust-Order-Template.pdf (398 kb)
Trustees’ meetings FIRST TRUSTEE MEETING A chairperson, a secretary and a treasurer should be elected at the first trustee meeting.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/20210715-Trustees-Role-and-Duties.pdf (349 kb)
A trustee does not have to be an owner in the land.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-maori-reservations-english.pdf (389 kb)
Quorum 3.19 At meetings of trustees, four trustees must be present to have a quorum.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/2021-12-07-Marae-Charter-Template.pdf (190 kb)
A trustee does not have to be an owner in the land.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MOJ0217.4E-OCT21-Maori-Reservations.pdf (348 kb)
This does not include any distribution the Trustee may receive as a Beneficiary of the Trust. 1.9 Each Trustee must not take any reward for acting as a Trustee, but this does not affect the right of a Trustee to be reimbursed for the Trustee’s legitimate expenses and disbursements in acting as a Trustee. 1.10 The duty for Trustees to act unanimously is expressly excluded.
Where a trustee has been involved in difficult situations on other trusts, whether or not a satisfactory explanation has been provided may also be a necessary point to review.
(a) The mortgage does not have to be approved by a Judge.
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