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An occupation order can pass by succession.
Legislative changes supporting
housing initiatives
Effective from Waitangi Day, 6 February 2021
Why make this change?
Purpose and tone have
been set, and at this stage we continue to ensure a
successful outcome for customers.
Tū mai
Waiata tautoko takes place here to affirm the deci-
sions made.
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.
Until such an application is made there is no guarantee as to how the Court would view the matter and the success of any such application would depend on its own facts.
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.
Office use:
Application: ACCEPTED / REFUSED
Dated: ..............................................................................
A whenua tōpū trust:
can include one or more Māori land blocks, or general land owned by Māori
can include a wide range of beneficiaries, for example, a community, hapū or iwi in a specific area
makes the land trustees legally responsible for managing the land
has a Court-approved trust order that sets out the rights and responsibilities of the trustees
requires that any funds received by the trust be used for Māori community purposes, and
doesn’t require any succession to the curr...
(2) The following matters must be set out in the application:
(a) in respect of the order or certificate of confirmation that is the subject of the application,—
(i) the date of the order or certificate; and
(ii) a description of the land affected; and
(iii) the names of the owners affected or, in the case of succession, the name of the deceased:
(b) in respect of the mistake or omission sought to be corrected,—
(i) a statement of the nature of the mistake or omission, who made it,...
