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Except for kaitiaki trusts, the process is the same to set up each type of trust.

Uploads/MOJ0217-v2.1E-Maori-Land-Trusts-May19-v2-WEB.pdf (166 kb)

If you think that you have been adversely affected by this process and wish to make representations on the application, you must notify the Court in writing by 4 pm on the 1th of April 2023 and specify brief details of your concerns.

Documents/Panui/Special-Panui-Te-Waipounamu-April-2023.pdf (209 kb)

Office use: Application: ACCEPTED / REFUSED Dated: ..............................................................................

Documents/Forms/MLC-Form-38-Application-to-add-reduce-replace-or-remove-trustees-202104.pdf (123 kb)

I also filed two section 45 applications in relation to those succession applications which were made in the 1970s.

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The Court may, on considering your notification, arrange for the application to be set down for a formal hearing if the application has yet to be determined or for a rehearing if the application has already been determined.

Documents/Panui/1128623-Ministry-of-Justice_Panui-January-2024-web.pdf (3.1 mb)

If the problems cannot be resolved, the landowners can apply to the MLC to: • try and resolve issues through mediation using the Court’s dispute resolution service • review the terms, operation or other aspects of the trust • add, replace or remove trustees • investigate the trust • enforce the terms of the trust • vary the terms of the trust • terminate the trust. An application to the MLC needs to be filed on the relevant application form and accompanied by the app...

Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MOJ0217.1E-OCT21-Maori-Land-Trusts.pdf (341 kb)

Practice notes are issued by our judges to guide legal practitioners through the process that must be followed.

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If the Māori Land Court is satisfied with the application, it will issue an order of incorporation and appoint the initial committee of management.

Uploads/MLC-incorporations-english.pdf (856 kb)

If the Māori Land Court is satisfied with the application, it will issue an order of incorporation and appoint the initial committee of management.

Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-incorporations-english.pdf (856 kb)

Disclosure of conflict of interest Principles Adequate disclosure protects the integrity of the judicial process and is also a defence against later challenges to the decision.

Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/Maori-Land-Court-Recusal-Guidelines.pdf (226 kb)