Trustees Where the land is vested in trustees and where the trust order 14 allows, the trustees may negotiate the terms of an easement with the interested parties.
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When the court reviews the trust, it may: (a) make directions to the trustees; (b) confirm the trust order without variation; (c) vary the trust order; or (d) make an order terminating the trust.
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However, an administrator 3 appointed under a grant of administration 4 has the right to vote once the shares are vested 5 in the administrator. Succession order To legally transfer the land interests of a deceased person to successors, the Māori Land Court issues a succession order 6.
However, an administrator 3 appointed under a grant of administration 4 has the right to vote once the shares are vested 5 in the administrator. Succession order To legally transfer the land interests of a deceased person to successors, the Māori Land Court issues a succession order 6.
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The MLC may also review an occupation order at the request of any shareholder in the land or the person in whom the order is vested.
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Apply online Download the application form Te whakamututanga o tō tarahiti (utu tāpae) $68 Terminate your trust (filing fee $68) The beneficiaries of a trust can apply to partially (where some interests are re-vested to owners and descendants) or fully terminate a trust (where all interests or land are re-vested to owners and descendants).
Note that this right does not extend to a mortgagee sale – see paragraphs 22-23 above. Trust Order: A Court order setting out the terms under which trustees hold and manage land or other assets vested in them by the owners of the land or assets.
Where that land is vested in a trust or an incorporation, such an order will only be made with the consent of the trust or management committee, and may be made for a specified period.
Page 1 For more information visit www.māorilandcourt.govt.nz MLC 07/25 - 37 For more information visit www.māorilandcourt.govt.nz APPLICATION TO CONSTITUTE AN AHU WHENUA TRUST Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993 Section 215 Form 37 Rule 12.4 WHAT IS THIS FORM FOR? Use this form to create an Ahu Whenua Trust (a land trust) by vesting one or more land blocks in trustees to manage, as set out in a trust deed/order on behalf of the beneficial owner(s).
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(3) Where the agreement is executed outside New Zealand, the signature of the transferor must be witnessed by: (a) A notary public; or (b) A Commissioner of Oaths; or (c) A Commonwealth Representative; or (d) A solicitor of the High Court of New Zealand or Australia; or (e) A Justice of the Peace of Australia (f) A practising solicitor, lawyer or attorney in the country where it is signed. (4) This form should be lodged with an application for confirmation of alienation on Fo...
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