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Other status types
As this update is specifically for Māori Customary Land and Māori Freehold Land it excludes the
following land status types that fall within the jurisdiction of the Māori Land Court:
Crown Land
Crown Land Reserved for Māori
General Land (which maybe vested in a Māori Land Trust)
General Land Owned by Māori (which maybe vested in a Māori Land Trust);
Ownership Only (ownership interests in secondary property rights such as easements,
birding, fishing o...
Other status types
As this update is specifically for Māori Customary Land and Māori Freehold Land it excludes the
following land status types that fall within the jurisdiction of the Māori Land Court:
Crown Land
Crown Land Reserved for Māori
General Land (which maybe vested in a Māori Land Trust)
General Land Owned by Māori (which maybe vested in a Māori Land Trust);
Ownership Only (ownership interests in secondary property rights such as easements,
birding, fishing o...
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...
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.
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.
You can apply
if you are:
• the owner of the Māori land shares to be transferred
• the person who will receive the Māori land shares
• a trustee for either of the people mentioned above.
The applicant, or counsel for the applicant, must sign the
application for the vesting order.
For any such appeal or rehearing:
(a) Where a lawyer has been appointed on application by a party, a new application
must be filed in advance of any appeal or rehearing.
