If agreement is reached through mediation, your mediator
will record it and provide it to the Māori Land Court. The judge
may then make a court order to formalise the agreement.
(f) The mediation (regardless of whether the mediator is appointed by the parties
or the Court) will be held in accordance with the Māori Land Court mediation
process, rules and/or protocols as set out in Part 3A of the Act and by any
specific rules of the Māori Land Court for conducting mediations.
Special fi xtures are arranged and advertised in
accordance with the provisions of the Mäori Land
Court Rules and they may not necessarily be listed in
this publication.
The Māori Land Court In 2003, the Minister of Māori Affairs applied to the Māori Land Court for an inquiry pursuant to s 29 TTWMA as to successors to the four remaining SILNA blocks.
There may
be a need for a Tiriti body or court to regulate jurisdictional boundaries. In the meantime, it is the duty
of our Courts to ensure compliance by government with its treaty obligations.
The Chief Justice of Australia explained how the Australian High Court’s website was a central focus in the Court’s early attempts to educate the public about the Court’s role.