Significant work has been done this year
to implement the PIR recommendations, and
this focus will continue as we work to deliver the
remaining nine recommendations.
Judicial Decisions Online – expanding access to
Māori Land Court decisions
In 2024, the publication of Māori Land Court
(MLC) and Māori Appellate Court (MAC) deci-
sions commenced on the Judicial Decisions Online
(JDO) platform, hosted on the Ministry of Justice
website.
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Trustees & committee members
Read about the roles and responsibilities of trustees and committee members.
Legislative changes affecting trusts
Effective from Waitangi Day, 6 February 2021
Updated provisions for removing a trustee
The Act now allows for the Māori Land Court to remove a
trustee if it is satisfied that they have lost the capacity to
perform their functions as a trustee, or that their removal is
desirable for the proper execution of the trust (for example
because they repeatedly refuse or fail to act as a trustee, they
become an undischarged bankrupt, o...
The question is
whether the mediation process will allow for mediators to have these agreements signed by
the parties, to provide extra protections to them above those provided under the Act. That
will of course depend on how the mediator appointments are managed.
The question is whether the mediation process will allow for mediators to have these agreements signed by the parties, to provide extra protections to them above those provided under the Act. That will of course depend on how the mediator appointments are managed.
I am the 114th Judge of the Maori Land Court. But, of course, I am not the first graduate from this university to be appointed to the Maori Land Court bench.
