Nominations Anyone can be nominated as a trustee. The minimum number of trustees for a reservation is two people (unless the trustee is a body corporate 7, such as a Māori trust board or a Māori incorporation).
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NOMINATIONS Anyone can be nominated as a trustee. The minimum number of trustees for a reservation is two people (unless the trustee is a body corporate6, such as a Māori trust board or a Māori incorporation). 5.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MOJ0217.4E-OCT21-Maori-Reservations.pdf (348 kb)
Where a Trustee power is exercised for any other reason or purpose it is not a valid use of the power and the Trustee(s) responsible is/are accountable for any loss or damage caused by the invalid exercise of power.
If there is no quorum, the trustees may meet, but no decisions are effective until ratified by a majority of trustees at their next meeting. 3.20 At general meetings, four trustees and six beneficiaries must be present to have a quorum.
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In broad terms, land that is not Māori land and is not Crown land. 8. An executor, administrator or trustee of a will. 9.
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An Incorporation is managed by a Committee of Management (rather than by trustees).
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The interests of a child When the successor is a child at the time the Māori Land Court makes the succession order, the Court can also appoint a kaitiaki 19 trustee to act for the child until he or she reaches 20 years of age or marries, whichever occurs sooner.
The interests of a child When the successor is a child at the time the Māori Land Court makes the succession order, the Court can also appoint a kaitiaki 19 trustee to act for the child until he or she reaches 20 years of age or marries, whichever occurs sooner.
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A further advantage is that an urupā that is constituted as a Māori reservation and which does not exceed 2 hectares in size is, pursuant to the Local Government (Rating) Act 2002, non-rateable.
A further complication is that section 338(12) provides that the trustees of a Māori reservation may, with the consent of the Court, grant a lease or occupation licence of a reservation for a term not exceeding 14 years (including any term or terms of renewal).
