DISPUTESRESOLUTION SERVICE
The end to end process facilitated by the Māori
Land Court which covers the application, initial
engagement, mediation and actioning of any
mediation outcomes.
In the case of a tie, the resolution is not passed. When a resolution is passed,
the acts and proceedings that follow will be valid and of good effect as if all trustees agreed.
In that situation an Alternative DisputeResolution process had been agreed, that process was
required, and it was undertaken with findings ultimately made.
In the case of a tie, the resolution is not passed. When a resolution is passed,
the acts and proceedings that follow will be valid and of good effect as if all trustees agreed.
Conflict of interest generally
Judges should recuse themselves wherever they have personal knowledge of disputed
facts in proceedings, or wherever they have a personal view concerning a party or
witness of disputed fact in the litigation.
After the judge, registrar, or mediator makes a decision, you will receive the court minutes and orders which will also be documented in the court record. If your application was for disputeresolution, only the order will become a part of the record.
Applications are grouped by District and include the application reference number, the date on which
the application was filed, the subject of the application, the section of the Act under which the
application is made and the name of the applicant(s).
Apply for a fee remittal in Pātaka Whenua
Download the fee remittal application form Application fees
Ngā tono me te kore utu
Applications without fees
Application for DisputeResolutionApplication to form a Whānau Trust (when filed together with succession)
An application under the Family Protection Act 1955
An application under the Law Reform (Testamentary Promises) Act 1949
Ngā tono $23
$23 applications