Appeals to Māori Appellate Court - in relation to a decision of the Māori Land Court
Under section 171 of the Local Government (Water Services) Act 2025, parties may appeal to the Māori Appellate Court on a question of law only in relation to a decision of the Māori Land Court around access to Māori land for water infrastructure.
Check our website to see whether online applications
are available at the time you make your application.
CAN A REGISTRAR’S DECISION BE REVIEWED?
Yes, you can apply for a review of a registrar’s decision within
20 working days of the decision being made (or longer if you
have a good reason).
However, others present in the Court
objected to this course, and following some
further discussions the case was adjourned by
Judge Smith with no decision having been made.
Karaitiana Takamoana (1875).
You can find decisions or judgments of the Māori Appellate Court from 1993 onwards, and the Māori Land Court from 2001, in Pātaka Whenua, or by using our decision finder.
A retention and disposal report does not mean that all records over 25 years old will
automatically be transferred, nor has any decision of the transfer of records of the Court
been made.
That trustee
will then be absolved from any personal liability arising out of the decision to
approve a mortgage (s 227(6) of the Act); or
(b) Apply to the Court to:
i.
The website was substantially upgraded in early 2011 and now provides:
Judgments;
one page summaries of all decisions except decisions by judge alone;
transcripts of oral argument;
summaries of pending cases;
public access to the parties’ written submissions in upcoming cases.
Here
we communicate, make decisions, and prepare
material for the Court. Purpose and tone have
been set, and at this stage we continue to ensure a
successful outcome for customers.