MOJ0217.3E OCT21 Transferring Maori Land Shares
The court hearing The vesting order application will be considered at an MLC hearing.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MOJ0217.3E-OCT21-Transferring-Maori-Land-Shares.pdf (78 kb)
The court hearing The vesting order application will be considered at an MLC hearing.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MOJ0217.3E-OCT21-Transferring-Maori-Land-Shares.pdf (78 kb)
The Court hearing The vesting order application will be considered at a Māori Land Court hearing.
Uploads/MLC-transferring-maori-land-shares-english.pdf (333 kb)
The Court hearing The vesting order application will be considered at a Māori Land Court hearing.
Uploads/MLC-transferring-maori-land-shares-english-v2.pdf (333 kb)
The Court hearing The vesting order application will be considered at a Māori Land Court hearing.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-transferring-maori-land-shares-english.pdf (333 kb)
However, an administrator³ appointed under a grant of administration⁴ can vote once the shares are vested⁵ in the administrator. Succession order To legally transfer the land interests of a deceased person to successors, the MLC issues a succession order⁶.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MOJ0217.7E-SEP21-Succession-Factsheet.pdf (355 kb)
If those entitled do wish to vest the deceased’s interests into a whānau trust please complete and attach application form 23.
Documents/Forms/MLC-Form-21-Application-for-succession2F.pdf (370 kb)
Page 1 For more information visit www.māorilandcourt.govt.nz MLC 07/25 - 36 For more information visit www.māorilandcourt.govt.nz APPLICATION TO CONSTITUTE A WHĀNAU TRUST Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993 Section 214 Form 36 Rule 12.3 WHAT IS THIS FORM FOR? Use this form to create a Whānau Trust by vesting some or all of your interests in trustees to hold on behalf of the descendants of a given person or tupuna (the beneficiaries) If you are creating a Whānau Trus...
Documents/Forms/MLC-Form-36-Application-to-constitute-a-whanau-trust-202104.pdf (110 kb)
The Benefits Notwithstanding the very lengthy amount of time it took to form the whānau trust and the ongoing administration, what have been the benefits of forming the whānau trust?
The Maori Land Court will ‘vest’ the land interest by way of a vesting order.
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)