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Fees vary across applications. Application fees are set out in the Māori Land Court Fees Regulations 2013.

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All applications to the Māori Land Court and Māori Appellate Court require a fee to be paid before they can be lodged with the Court.

Documents/Forms/MLC-Document-A1-request-waiver.pdf (1.4 mb)

Once you have completed the required fields for the fee waiver application, scroll down and click “Submit Application”.

How-do-I-user-guides/Submitting-an-application-v1-6.pdf (2.2 mb)

Ngā utu tono Application fees Find out what fees you'll need to pay for your application.

Located in:  Our application process Apply to the court

For example: Our $22 fee will increase to $23 Our $66 fee will increase to $68 Our $220 fee will increase to $228 Our $385 fee will increase to $399 The full list of updated fees is available here.

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In appropriate circumstances the Court may consider a fixed fee arrangement. 16. Of its own motion or by application of a party, the Court may approve an uplift in the hourly rate or fixed fee arrangement at any time during the course of the appointment of the lawyer.

Documents/Practice-notes/2023.10.17-MLC-Special-Aid-Practice-Note-FINAL.pdf (367 kb)

Apply online Download the application form Download the trustee consent form Te whakawātea i tētahi kaitiaki (utu tāpae $68) Remove a trustee (filing fee $68) Trustees can be removed for a variety of reasons.

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Fee: $ (Depending on the type of application a fee of $23. 00, $68. 00 or $228.00 may apply.

Documents/Forms/MLC-Form-1-General-application-v2.pdf (118 kb)

FEE WAIVER An application a court user can file to ask for their application filing fee to be waived.

Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-2023-Glossary-of-terms.pdf (278 kb)

You may see applications referred to as: CJ YYYY/NN Where: • CJ = prefix to indicate the application is one made to the Chief Judge • YYYY = year in which the application was received (starts from 1965-) • NN = A sequential number which is incremented as a new application is received.

Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-2017-Minute-Book-Abbreviations.pdf (470 kb)