MLC Form 1 General application
Applications that do not have a prescribed form in the rules must be completed using this form.
Applications that do not have a prescribed form in the rules must be completed using this form.
Please note that you and any potential trustees and committee of management members nominated do not have any authority to act as a trust or corporation until your application has been approved by a judge or registrar.
The beneficiaries can take a case to the MLC or the High Court. The Court regards any breach of trust as a very serious matter, and if trustees are found to be at fault, they can expect to pay for any losses that they have caused.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MOJ0217.1E-OCT21-Maori-Land-Trusts.pdf (341 kb)
We have a checkbox on our applications that you can select to let us know.
Succession order To legally transfer the land interests of a deceased person to successors, the Māori Land Court issues a succession order 6. Finding out if you have entitlement for succession If a family member has died and you believe that he or she may have owned interests in Māori land to which you may be entitled to succeed, you can find out about those interests by: • visiting the Māori Land Court and searching the electronic da...
Succession order To legally transfer the land interests of a deceased person to successors, the Māori Land Court issues a succession order 6. Finding out if you have entitlement for succession If a family member has died and you believe that he or she may have owned interests in Māori land to which you may be entitled to succeed, you can find out about those interests by: • visiting the Māori Land Court and searching the electronic da...
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-succession-english.pdf (1.2 mb)
This retention period recognises that the court may have a long-term need to refer to these records.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-2017-03-03-RDS-Report.pdf (1.1 mb)
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 1st day of March 2025 and specify brief details of your concerns.
Documents/Panui/FINAL-Panui-National-March-2025.pdf (1.8 mb)
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 1st day of August 2026 and specify brief details of your concerns.
Documents/Panui/August-2026-National-Panui-Maori-Land-Court.pdf (2.8 mb)
You can use the management structure search option if you know either the organisation name, organisation ID, organisation type, district, file reference, state, or a combination of these.
How-do-I-user-guides/Search-for-a-management-structure-v1-7.pdf (2.1 mb)