To support these changes, the Ministry of Justice is updating its advice to those who
are summoned for jury duty.
The modified Jury Trial Protocol and Jury Trial Guidelines are available on the
Courts of NZ website.
Step 1
Complete the required application form MLC-Form-1-General-application.pdf and if
appropriate a request for fee waiver MLC-Document-A1-request-waiver.pdf
Step 2
Email application to te.tiratu@justice.govt.nz
Step 3
Call the Duty Registrar on 027 275 7472 to advise an urgent application has been
submitted by email.
In your application you’ll need to provide:
evidence that demonstrates that they have failed to carry out their duties, breached our Act or the constitution or acted in a manner that is incompatible with membership on the committee
evidence of any meetings (or attempts to call a meeting) to consider the proposed removal, and
evidence to show general support for the proposed removal.
Māori Land Court
3.21 The trustees must advise the Māori Land Court of the names of the trustees elected at any general meeting.
3.22 The election of trustees is subject to confirmation by the Māori Land Court.
4. Trustees' duties
4.1 The trustees must do their best to:
4.1.1 Manage and maintain the chattels, buildings and grounds of the marae;
4.1.2 Obtain permissions and consents as necessary to enable the upkeep, restoration and new
construction of buildings as required;
4.1....
Te rautaki Ao Māori
A te reo Māori resource for words
used in the Māori Land Court and
the Waitangi Tribunal
Ngā Kupu Māori mō te
Kooti Whenua Māori me
te Rōpū Whakamana i te
Tiriti o Waitangi
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acting prudently mahi i runga i te āta tūpato
acting reasonably mahi i runga i te āta whakaaro
acting competently mahi i runga i te matatau ki ngā mahi
acting in good conscience mahi i runga i te whakaaro pai
acting impartially mahi i runga i te tōkeke
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The video toolkits include:
Meetings
Conflict and ethics
Financial Statements
Leadership
Leases
Risks
Trustee Duties
Vision and Strategy
Trust Order
View them here.
A key feature of the proceedings was the duties of trustees under tikanga. The treatment of this approach allowed tikanga to speak in its own context and not to be exclusively defined by a western legal construct.
The committee members also have duties similar to those of Māori land trustees. Generally, members have a three-year term and can stand for re-election at the incorporation’s annual general meeting (AGM).