MLC Form 23 Application Whanau Trust
A copy of the minutes of the meeting held to constitute the Whänau Trust are attached.
Documents/Forms/MLC-Form-23-Application-Whanau-Trust.pdf (149 kb)
A copy of the minutes of the meeting held to constitute the Whänau Trust are attached.
Documents/Forms/MLC-Form-23-Application-Whanau-Trust.pdf (149 kb)
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LEASE OR OCCUPATION LICENSE: Trusts over Māori reservation land may issue a lease or occupation license to enable the land to be occupied or built on for a period of time.
A judge must approve a long-term lease at a court sitting, which will take place at the venue closest to the whenua.
For example: if you are searching for succession orders for a deceased parent but only have their name and section, you could put the name of your parent in the Search keywords section and in Must include the authority 118/93 .
This form may be used by the executor(s)/administrator(s) of an estate to certify those persons entitled to the Māori freehold land interests held by the estate, and/or in the case of a deceased Māori, any General Land intrests. This certification should be filed with an application for succession (when grant of administration held) on form 21, and replaces Schedule 1 of that form.
Documents/Forms/MLC-Form-20-Certificate-by-administrator.pdf (263 kb)
A further complication is that section 338(12) provides that the trustees of a Māori reservation may, with the consent of the Court, grant a lease or occupation licence of a reservation for a term not exceeding 14 years (including any term or terms of renewal).
Te haere ā-tinana ki te kōtitanga Attending a court hearing in person Read our guidance for attending a court hearing in person.
Use this form to create a Whānau Trust by vesting some or all of your interests in trustees to hold on behalf of the descendants of a given person or tupuna (the beneficiaries) If you are creating a Whānau Trust as part of a succession application please complete form 23.
Documents/Forms/MLC-Form-36-Application-to-constitute-a-whanau-trust-202104.pdf (110 kb)
This form should not be used to Appeal against a decision of the Māori Land Court or Māori Appellate Court nor should it be used to correct an administrative error in a minute or order of the Court.