20210715 Trustees Role and Duties
The Trusts Act specifies a range of duties that trustees must carry out – these are divided into mandatory and default duties.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/20210715-Trustees-Role-and-Duties.pdf (349 kb)
The Trusts Act specifies a range of duties that trustees must carry out – these are divided into mandatory and default duties.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/20210715-Trustees-Role-and-Duties.pdf (349 kb)
Duty of disclosure 8 9. Duty to call meetings 9 10.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/Ahu-Whenua-Trust-Order-Template-18082025.pdf (444 kb)
Financial Management duties 11 8. Duty of Disclosure 12 9. Duty to call meetings 12 10.
These duties are set out in Schedule 1. These duties may be amended or excluded at the discretion of the Beneficiaries. 3.
These include the general duty of care, the duty not to exercise power for the trustee’s own benefit, and the duty to avoid conflicts of interest.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/Factsheet-for-landowners-Trustee-Act.pdf (68 kb)
The Act imposes trustee duties on those in governance, yet it is not clear whether similar duties will apply to engaged owners.
Documents/Judges-corner-articles/MLC-2014-Jun-Judges-Corner-Ambler-J.pdf (191 kb)
To find out more about trustees’ duties, go online to maorilandcourt.govt.nz/your-maori-land/trusts-and- incorporations/trustees-duties We also have a separate factsheet on trustees’ duties.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MOJ0217.1E-OCT21-Maori-Land-Trusts.pdf (341 kb)
To find out more about trustees’ duties, visit maorilandcourt.govt.nz/your-maori-land/trusts-and- incorporations/trustees-duties/ Administering the trust Trustees are responsible for the day-to-day running of the trust (the Māori Land Court does not administer trusts).
Uploads/MOJ0217.1E-Maori-Land-Trusts-May19-v2-WEB.pdf (166 kb)
To find out more about trustees’ duties, visit maorilandcourt.govt.nz/your-maori-land/trusts-and- incorporations/trustees-duties/ Administering the trust Trustees are responsible for the day-to-day running of the trust (the Māori Land Court does not administer trusts).
Uploads/MOJ0217-v2.1E-Maori-Land-Trusts-May19-v2-WEB.pdf (166 kb)
To find out more about trustees’ duties, visit maorilandcourt.govt.nz/your-maori-land/trusts-and- incorporations/trustees-duties/ Administering the trust Trustees are responsible for the day-to-day running of the trust (the Māori Land Court does not administer trusts).
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MOJ0217.1E-Maori-Land-Trusts-May19-v2-WEB.pdf (166 kb)