No one has the right to vote for the interests of a deceased person until succession has been achieved. 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.
If you do not intend to seek a grant of probate or administration in the estate you should complete the application for succession without administration on Form 22.
Documents/Forms/MLC-Form-21-Application-for-succession2F.pdf (510 kb)
When the High Court appoints an administrator, the Court issues a grant of letters of administration. 4.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MOJ0217.7E-SEP21-Succession-Factsheet.pdf (362 kb)
INVESTIGATING THE ADMINISTRATION OF A RESERVATION A beneficiary can apply to the MLC to conduct an inquiry into the administration of the reservation.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MOJ0217.4E-OCT21-Maori-Reservations.pdf (348 kb)
Investigating the administration of a reservation A beneficiary, that is, a person whom the reservation is intended to benefit, can apply to the Māori Land Court to conduct an inquiry into the administration of the reservation.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-maori-reservations-english.pdf (389 kb)
The Māori Land Court Business Unit The Ministry of Justice is primarily responsible for the provision of the overall administrative and financial support services to both the Māori Land Court and the Māori Appellate Court (hereinafter referred to as the “Court”) through the Māori Land Court Business Unit (otherwise known as the Court administration).
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-2017-03-03-RDS-Report.pdf (1.1 mb)
One uncle indicated that he had been appointed the family “administrator” in 1967, but other than that the knowledge was pretty scanty.
When an administrator is appointed by the High Court, it issues a grant of letters of administration.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-2023-Glossary-of-terms.pdf (278 kb)
In 1894 the Court was given jurisdiction to grant probate and letters of administration with respect to Māori people. The Court lost this jurisdiction in 1967.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-150-years-of-the-Maori-Land-Court.pdf (11 mb)
If the will includes provisions for Māori land interests and who they should be left to, the administrators of the estate can complete a certificate by administrator.
