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Whakamanatanga wira
Probate
Probate is where the High Court confirms a will's contents and appoints the person(s) to administer it.
Kape whaimana
Certified copy
A certified copy is a photocopy of a legal document (e.g. passport, death certificate) that has been stamped by a person legally authorised to take statutory declarations and confirm that the copy is a true copy of the original document.
s.315-326
Application Checklist For Acceptance
All applications MUST:
Have all relevant sections of the form completed
Be dated
Be signed by the applicant(s) and/or Counsel
Have applicant(s) full contact details:
Contact address;
Phone details: Home:
Mobile:
Email:
Other:
Where applicable have a statement of preferred place of hearing as opposed to
District
Where appropriate and applicable, have proper witnessing
Appropriate fee or fe...
Setting up an incorporation
Previously, landowners seeking to form an incorporation
need to show that owners with not less than 15 percent of
shares in the Māori land consented to the proposal.
Now, landowners seeking to form an incorporation need to
show there is a sufficient degree of support for the proposal,
and that sufficient notice of the proposal has been given.
(specify relationship ie father, mother, sister, brother or not related)
Deceased’s gender: Male Female
Deceased’s age: Date of death:
Place of death:
Gender diverse
(A copy of the death certificate is provided (see note 1 on page 9)
2 I /WE ATTENDED THE TANGI OR FUNERAL OF THE DECEASED:
YES NO
3 I /WE UNDERSTAND THAT ANY WILL OF THE DECEASED DOES NOT APPLY TO SUCCESSION FOR SILNA LANDS:
YES NO
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If for whatever reason, an appointed lawyer can no longer act, then subject to a direction
from the Court a new application is required for any replacement lawyer to be appointed.
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He is the first Maori to be appointed to our highest court. His appointment is one of the most significant events in my time in the law and we are all very proud of his achievements.
