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For more information about Māori land matters,
please contact your nearest Māori Land Court office.
Glossary of Terms
ABSOLUTE
Is used to describe ownership of land interests
meaning that the interest(s) or share(s) are owned by
the person.
The trustee can also be removed if they:
repeatedly refuses or fail to act as trustee
become an undischarged bankrupt
are a corporate trustee that is subject to an insolvency event, or
are no longer suitable to hold office as trustee because of their conduct or circumstances.
This person may be a lawyer, notary public, Justice of the Peace, court official, court registrar, or New Zealand Police Officer of a certain rank.
Pōtitanga hei whakahaere i ngā paihere rawa whaiaro
Election to administer the estate
An election to administer an estate is where the Public Trust can apply to the High Court to administer a small estate without the need for a grant of administration.
The register can be in either physical form or electronic, kept at the registered office or principal place of business, and must be made available for inspection by shareholders or any person authorised in writing by a shareholder.
This is reflected in the right to self-determination in art 3 being characterised as “essential to the
enjoyment of all human rights”: Melissa Castan “DRIP Feed: The Slow Reconstruction of Self-determination for
Indigenous Peoples” in Sarah Joseph and Adam McBeth (eds) Research Handbook on International Human Rights
Law (Edward Elgar Publishing, Cheltenham, 2010) 492 at 499; see also Office of the High Commissioner for Human
Rights CCPR General Comment No 12: Article 1 (Right to Self-...
