HISTORICAL FOUNDATIONS OF THE COURT 1862–1890s the Trustees be appointed he be one and his son Tureiti Te Heu Heu succeed him on his death’.
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Introduction Trustees perform a vital role in the administration and management of Māori land.
Furthermore, if trustees were instead appointed there would be no need to make special provision for PSGEs or Māori trusts and incorporations to take on that role as s 222(1) of the Act already permits them to be trustees.
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Where appointments are made, there is a great need for trustee training programmes to be available to ensure that new trustees understand their roles and responsibilities.
Trustees’ meetings FIRST TRUSTEE MEETING A chairperson, a secretary and a treasurer should be elected at the first trustee meeting.
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On this page The role of a trustee Trustee duties Trustee training The role of a trustee The role of trustees is to make decisions that benefit current landowners and future generations, while achieving aspirations for the whenua.
Delegations of authority 6.1 A chairperson who cannot attend a meeting may delegate the role to another trustee. 6.2 The trustees may co-opt people to assist them with any aspect of business, but a co-opted member may not vote.
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The beneficial owners will also need to nominate the trustees who are to be responsible for the urupā reservation once it is created.
C. The Trustees have acknowledged that familiarity with this Order is critical to their role as trustee.
Trustees of pūtea trusts do not have the power to vote.
