Standard Ahu Whenua Trust Order with Checklist and Disclaimer
TRUSTEE DUTIES 3.1 A Trustee must always comply with the trustee duties.
TRUSTEE DUTIES 3.1 A Trustee must always comply with the trustee duties.
To avoid liability, the individual should immediately advise the other trustees and the MLC in writing.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/20210715-Trustees-Role-and-Duties.pdf (349 kb)
Removal of trustees 14 18 Trustee meetings 15 19. General trustee powers 15 20.
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TAX ON TRUST INCOME Different types of taxes may apply to trusts. The trustees should discuss the trust’s tax liability with Inland Revenue and/or their accountant.
Uploads/MOJ0217.1E-Maori-Land-Trusts-May19-v2-WEB.pdf (166 kb)
TAX ON TRUST INCOME Different types of taxes may apply to trusts. The trustees should discuss the trust’s tax liability with Inland Revenue and/or their accountant.
Uploads/MOJ0217-v2.1E-Maori-Land-Trusts-May19-v2-WEB.pdf (166 kb)
TAX ON TRUST INCOME Different types of taxes may apply to trusts. The trustees should discuss the trust’s tax liability with Inland Revenue and/or their accountant.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MOJ0217.1E-Maori-Land-Trusts-May19-v2-WEB.pdf (166 kb)
Trustees’ duties Trustees are bound by Te Ture Whenua Māori Act and the Trusts Act.
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The order will then be written up in the Court title records if it affects land, and will be sent to any party who has to act on it, for example the Māori trustee if the Māori trustee has been ordered to pay money he/she is holding, or a Māori incorporation if the order affects shares in that incorporation.
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(e) Each Trustee must exercise the Trustee’s powers for proper purpose.
Trustees of pūtea trusts do not have the power to vote.