Notice of the application to the High Court or the Family Court should be filed with the Māori Land Court so that it will not inadvertently make any orders before the High Court or the Family Court has dealt with the matter.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-succession-english.pdf (1.2 mb)
That Court then ordered the Māori Land Court to conduct a hearing to appoint replacement trustees.
For any other application, you can apply to the Family Court or High Court. Due to the cost, you may prefer to apply to the Family Court rather than the High Court.
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Please ask your local Māori Land Court office about this fee. The Court hearing The vesting order application will be considered at a Māori Land Court hearing.
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Please ask your local Māori Land Court office about this fee. The Court hearing The vesting order application will be considered at a Māori Land Court hearing.
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Please ask your local Māori Land Court office about this fee. The Court hearing The vesting order application will be considered at a Māori Land Court hearing.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-transferring-maori-land-shares-english.pdf (333 kb)
Before 6 February 2021 Succession applications are decided by Māori Land Court judges. From 6 February 2021 Simple and uncontested succession applications can be decided by a registrar of the Māori Land Court without a court hearing.
1 CJ Media statement, “Note from Chief Justice Winkelmann” released 25 March 2020. 2 Māori Land Court COVID-19 Court protocol as at 23 March 2020. 3 Māori Land Court COVID-19 Court protocol as at 20 April 2020. 4 Māori Land Court COVID-19 Court protocol as at 12 May 2020.
He has broad experience, doing Criminal work in the District and High Court, as well as Residential and Commercial Property, Relationship Property, Trusts, Employment, Commercial, and Civil litigation in the District Court, High Court and Court of Appeal.
The Court may, if it cannot otherwise address those concerns, order that the application be reheard.
