The MāoriLand Court’s role is to identify all successors and their relative beneficial interests by identifying all persons entitled to succeed to the interest of an original beneficiary in SILNA lands: (a) As though the land was Māori freehold land; and (b) As though the deceased person died intestate (applying the principles of s 109 of TeTureWhenuaMāori Act 1993 (TTWMA)).
However, “alienation” is broadly defined in TeTureWhenuaMāori Act 1993. For instance, an alienation includes the making or grant of any lease, licence, easement, mortgage or charge or any kind of encumbrance or trust in respect of the land in the reservation.
Amendments to
TeTureWhenuaMāori Act 1993
Changes effective from 6 February 2021
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About TeTureWhenuaMāori Act 1993
TeTureWhenuaMāori Act is the primary legislation for Māoriland.
In your application you’ll need to provide:
written consents of the trustees
written consents of the beneficiaries
evidence of a properly notified meeting(s) held to terminate the trust, and
a schedule of land to be removed from the trust and to who those shares will be transferred
If you apply to terminate a trust which was set up under section 132(6) of TeTureWhenuaMāori Act (Māori customary landbeing managed...
