Lawyers that are appointed by the Court’s own motion may:
8.1 Be a lawyer who a Judge considers meets the competency and experience criteria
set out below; and
8.2 Be required to submit an estimate of costs, but are not required to submit a Special
Aid application form.
5 There is no need to prove that civil legal aid has been applied for and has been refused, but applicants
must address why civil legal aid or other funding avenues are not rea...
INVESTIGATOR
The Court will appoint the investigator (the ‘examining
officer’).
Costs
The MLC, before appointing an investigator, may require
the applicant to pay a deposit for security of costs for the
investigation.
ADDRESSING GRIEVANCES
10.1 If any Trustee or Beneficial Owner is aggrieved by a decision, action or omission of the
Trustees ("Applicant"), that person may first give written notice of the grievance to the
Trustees.
10.2 If the Applicant's grievance is not satisfactorily addressed within a reasonable period of
time, the Applicant may in writing, notify the Trustees of his or her intention to have his or
her grievance referred to a Special Meeting of the Benefic...
The cost for this application is $24.
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Whāngai is a Māori custom where a child is raised by someone other than their birth parents – in many cases, by a blood relative.
Te Waharoa is where landowners make an
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Waharoa is committed to the diligent preparation
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