Where to obtain application forms Collect an application form from a Māori Land Court office or download from www.maorilandcourt.govt.nz. What to file with the application Evidentiary documentation should be filed with the application.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-applications-english.pdf (327 kb)
An application for a rehearing must be filed no more than 28 days after the original decision was made, unless there are reasons why the application could not have been submitted within this timeframe.
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Or go online to maorilandcourt.govt.nz/apply/fees- and-forms What to file with your application You should file documents in support of your case.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MOJ0217.6E-OCT21-Applications.pdf (335 kb)
For any such appeal or rehearing: (a) Where a lawyer has been appointed on application by a party, a new application must be filed in advance of any appeal or rehearing. (b) Where a lawyer has been appointed on the Court’s own motion, a new estimate must be filed in advance of any appeal or rehearing.
Documents/Practice-notes/2023.10.17-MLC-Special-Aid-Practice-Note-FINAL.pdf (367 kb)
FEE WAIVER An application a court user can file to ask for their application filing fee to be waived.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-2023-Glossary-of-terms.pdf (278 kb)
Page 1 For more information visit www.māorilandcourt.govt.nz MLC 07/25- 12 WHAT IS THIS FORM FOR? Use this form to file an application to the Chief Judge of the Māori Land Court to exercise their power under section 44 of Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993 to correct a mistake, error or omission on the part of the Court or in the presentation of the facts of a case to the Court.
It also holds information about the whakapapa of landowners. It includes: Court files (the physical and electronic application file that holds all documents and correspondence about a matter in the Court) Minute books (the physical copy of all conversations and decisions made by the Court) Court orders (the decisions made by a Registrar or the Court) Instruments of alienation (the legal tool used to make changes to a land block) Block order files (the physical record o...
f) g) h) a) This form must be filed at the office of the Court at Christchurch; b) Please ensure that all information required on the form is completed; c) Where possible, please supply the names and contact details of the successors that are listed in this form; d) Due to the nature of these applications, and in terms of the Court’s inquiry under section 29 of Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993 and in recognition of the provisions of Part 15 of the Ngāi Tahu Deed of Settlement, the Regi...
Page 1 For more information visit www.māorilandcourt.govt.nz MLC 07/25 - 14 WHAT IS THIS FORM FOR? Use this form to file an appeal against an interim or preliminary decision or determination of the Māori Land Court in which there remain outstanding matters for the Court to address.
Documents/Forms/MLC-Form-14-Leave-to-appeal-prelim.pdf (67 kb)
