For further clarification please contact: Office: Level 7, Fujitsu Tower, 141 The Terrace, Wellington, DX Box SX 11203, WELLINGTON PH: (04) 914 3102 Fax: (04) 914 3100 Office of the Chief Registrar PĀNUI He pānuitanga tēnei kia mōhiotia ai ka tū Te Kooti Whenua Māori ki te whakawā , ki te uiui hoki, i ngā tikanga o ngā tono a muri ake - Nau mai, haere mai Chief Judge applications To be heard via Zoom Thursday 28 September 2023 Chief Judge C L Fox PANUI NO:...
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The Court has a Chief Judge, a Deputy Chief Judge, seven permanent Judges, two temporary and one acting Judge distributed throughout the country across the Māori Land Court registries.
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The application may have been referred for a decision to a judicial officer (such as a Judge or Registrar) for a decision; order(s); or direction(s).
The former Chief Judge, Judge Isaac, retired from his role on 30 April, and accordingly Deputy Chief Judge Fox and Deputy Chairperson Judge Reeves have taken up the roles of Acting Chief Judge and Acting Chairperson respectively.
The inquirer’s identity will not be revealed to the judge. W W Isaac Chief Judge 8 January 2014 (Updated 17 June 2019)
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She was also appointed as an Alternate Environment Court Judge in 2009. Chief Judge Fox was appointed as the Deputy Chief Judge of the Māori Land Court in 2010, and as the Chief Judge of the Court in 2023.
And that is what I did. I’ve been a judge for nearly four years now. I’m grateful that my father got to see me become a judge.
A formal document, signed by a judge or senior court official and stamped with the court’s official seal, to give effect to a decision of a judge of the court. 22.
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The Special Aid Fund is administered by the Chief Registrar, any complaints about the administration and operation of the Special Aid Fund should be made to the Chief Registrar of the Māori Land Court and copied to the Chief Judge of the Māori Land Court. Dr C L Fox CHIEF JUDGE D H Stone JUDGE A H C Warren JUDGE Schedule of Waitangi Tribunal Costs Level of Experience Proceedings category Level 1 ($/hr) Level 2 ($/hr)...
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