An application to the MLC needs to be filed on the relevant application form and accompanied by the application fee, which is detailed on the form.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MOJ0217.1E-OCT21-Maori-Land-Trusts.pdf (341 kb)
HOW TO FILE AND COMPLETE THIS APPLICATION FORM (i) This form must be accompanied with the appropriate application fee and be filed with the Registrar in the District in which the land is located; (ii) Please ensure that all information required on the form is completed; (iii) Where tick boxes are provided please ensure you tick all those boxes that apply to your application, unless you are required to select one box, then only select the box that applies; (iv) If th...
The Court must also be satisfied that there is a sufficient degree of support among the beneficiaries for the variation.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/20210715-Trustees-Role-and-Duties.pdf (349 kb)
It does not include documents or judgments produced by judicial/court officers.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-maori-reservations-english.pdf (389 kb)
Purposes of the Trust (Objects) 3 PART B - TRUSTEE DUTIES 3. Trustee Duties 5 4. General trustee duties 5 5. Duty to avoid conflicts of interest 6 6.
Below this, the Category and Document Type fields are automatically set to Supporting Enquiry Document .
How-do-I-user-guides/Submitting-an-enquiry-v1-6.pdf (1.1 mb)
HOW TO FILE AND COMPLETE THIS APPLICATION FORM (i) This form must be accompanied with the appropriate application fee and be filed with the Registrar in the District in which the land is located; (ii) Please ensure that all information required on the form is completed; (iii) Where tick boxes are provided please ensure you tick all those boxes that apply to your application, unless you are required to select one box, then only select the box that applies; (iv) If the...
Documents/Forms/MLC-Form-39-Application-for-a-partition.pdf (811 kb)
SUCCESSOR A person who receives, as of right, all or a share of a deceased person’s estate. SUPPRESSED DOCUMENT/INFORMATION Sections of a document or a whole document that cannot be viewed.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-2023-Glossary-of-terms.pdf (278 kb)
Lawyers that are appointed by the Court’s own motion may: 8.1 Be a lawyer who a Judge considers meets the competency and experience criteria set out below; and 8.2 Be required to submit an estimate of costs, but are not required to submit a Special Aid application form. 5 There is no need to prove that civil legal aid has been applied for and has been refused, but applicants must address why civil legal aid or other funding avenues are not reasonably available or...
Documents/Practice-notes/2023.10.17-MLC-Special-Aid-Practice-Note-FINAL.pdf (367 kb)
If you wish to appear you should contact the Court and file a Notice of Intention to Appear on Form 5 and serve a copy on the applicant. This will assist the Court in dealing with the hearing and enable it to contact you over the hearing should the need arise.
Documents/Forms/MLC-Form-3-Accompany-application.pdf (95 kb)
