MLC 2014 Jun Judges Corner Ambler J
And yet in that time we have seen major successes with utilisation and development of Māori land.
Documents/Judges-corner-articles/MLC-2014-Jun-Judges-Corner-Ambler-J.pdf (191 kb)
And yet in that time we have seen major successes with utilisation and development of Māori land.
Documents/Judges-corner-articles/MLC-2014-Jun-Judges-Corner-Ambler-J.pdf (191 kb)
Generally speaking where next of kin die before the person from whom succession is sought their children are entitled to the share they would have received had they survived the deceased.
Documents/Forms/MLC-Form-22-Application-for-succession2F.pdf (371 kb)
Minute books also recorded succession to interests that were subject to consolidation up until final allocation of new titles was made.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-2017-Minute-Book-Abbreviations.pdf (470 kb)
Historically, most succession applications were heard by a Māori Land Court judge.
I also filed two section 45 applications in relation to those succession applications which were made in the 1970s.
Māori Land Court Retention and Disposal Schedule Appraisal Report 19 Value While the Court minutes record proceedings of the Court in granting succession, and succession applications may appear in other records sequences (see below section 6) the ancillary information in the files about individuals provides important contextual information with regard to succession and land ownership, including whakapapa.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-2017-03-03-RDS-Report.pdf (1.1 mb)
Before 6 February 2021 Succession applications are decided by Māori Land Court judges.
Why make this change? Succession to Māori land interests can be complex for whānau and for whāngai, and Māori land is often owned by members of different whānau (with different views on whāngai succession).
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/Factsheet-Succession-for-whangai-web-version.pdf (172 kb)
SILNA succession applications forms are different to other succession application forms.
(iii) That there are no disputes as to succession or issues to be settled before an order can be made.
Documents/Forms/MLC-Form-21-Application-for-succession2F.pdf (370 kb)