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For
information about granting confirmation
of an instrument of alienation 1 or about
transfers of whole blocks of Māori land,
please contact a Māori Land Court office
(see page 6 for your nearest office).
2
Use of vesting orders
Except when Māori land 2 is vested 3 in a
Māori incorporation 4, Māori land shares can
only be transferred by a vesting order 5 made
by the Māori Land Court.
The meeting and its purpose
must be properly advertised.
3. Consult the lessee(s), if any
You must get written consent of your proposal from the
lessee(s).
4.
When the High Court confirms the appointment of an executor to administer the
will of a deceased person, the authority for that person to act is given in a grant of
probate.
3. When the High Court appoints a person to administer the estate of a deceased
person (generally where there is no will or if the will does not name an executor),
the Court’s authority for that person to act is given in a grant of letters of
administration.
4.
Whether or not the High Court has appointed a personal
representative, the MLC can make succession orders where:
• the deceased died before 1 July 1993 (the will applies)
• the deceased died between 1 July 1993 and 1 July 1994 (the
will applies as long as the will was signed before 1 July 1993)
• the deceased died after 1 July 1993 and will was signed
after 1 July 1993 (the will applies only if it complies with
the Act).
23.
To determine for how
long the first seven trustees will serve, at their first meeting they will draw from a hat numbers 1, 2 or 3 (with
the hat containing two Is, two 2s, and three 3s).
3.7 If any trustee resigns before serving a full term, or if a trustee passes away, the chairperson may either fill the
vacancy by calling on the candidate with the next highest number of votes at the last election or wait until the
next general meeting for the position to be filled by a newl...
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no.
Term Description
1 1.1 Trust Name
1.2 Tipuna Name
1.3 The Beneficiaries of the Trust
2 3.1 The minimum and maximum number of Trustees
3 3.7 and
Schedule 1
Default Trustee duties
4 4.1(b) The frequency of general meetings
6 7.1 The frequency of reviews of trust
MĀORI LAND COURT
STANDARD WHĀNAU TRUST ORDER
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INTRODUCTION
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Māori Land Update –
Ngā Āhuatanga o te whenua
June 2022 | Pipiri 2022
This update is issued by the Office of the Chief Registrar, Māori Land Court | Te Kooti Whenua Māori
as part of the ongoing efforts to help inform and assist owners, organisations and government
agencies about the characteristics of Māori Customary and Māori Freehold Land.
