To avoid liability, the individual should immediately advise the other trustees and the MLC in writing. Toitū Te Whenua – Land Information New Zealand requires that for a document to be eligible for registration, all the trustees must sign it.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/20210715-Trustees-Role-and-Duties.pdf (349 kb)
Reporting requirements for trustees. Nomination, election and consent of trustees.
The trustee becomes the legal owner when the order appointing him/her as trustee for the land is registered against the title.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-incorporations-english.pdf (856 kb)
The trustee becomes the legal owner when the order appointing him/her as trustee for the land is registered against the title.
Page 1 For more information visit www.māorilandcourt.govt.nz MLC 07/25 - 21 For more information visit www.māorilandcourt.govt.nz APPLICATION FOR SUCCESSION WHEN GRANT OF ADMINISTRATION HELD Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993 Sections 113 and 117 Form 21 Rule 10.2(2)(a) WHAT IS THIS FORM FOR?
Documents/Forms/MLC-Form-21-Application-for-succession2F.pdf (370 kb)
These rights apply for the surviving spouse’s lifetime, unless they remarry, form a civil union, enter a de facto relationship, or give up their rights by choice.
All the courts of New Zealand are carrying backlogs for similar reasons.
Documents/Articles/Maori-Land-Court-Annual-Report-Matariki-2022-Matariki-2023.pdf (11 mb)
(ii) Consents of all trustees must be filed. (iii) Consents must be evidenced by – (a) completion of this form or (b) consent at family meeting evidenced by minutes of that meeting or (c) completion and production of separate forms of consent.
Documents/Forms/MLC-Form-23-Application-Whanau-Trust.pdf (149 kb)
Now, landowners seeking to form an incorporation need to show there is a sufficient degree of support for the proposal, and that sufficient notice of the proposal has been given.
Use this form to indicate that you consent to be appointed as a trustee for any trust involving the jurisdiction of the Māori Land Court.
Documents/Forms/MLC-Document-B1-Consent-trustee.pdf (265 kb)
