Page 1 MLC 07/24 - 40 For more information visit www.māorilandcourt.govt.nz APPLICATION FOR AN OCCUPATION ORDER Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993 Section 328 Form 40 Rule 13.15 WHAT IS THIS FORM FOR? Use this form to apply to the Court for an order vesting part or all of any Māori Land or General Land owned by Māori in an owner or a person entitled to succeed to an owner for the purpose of a house site or to confirm an existing house si...
You’ll need to engage a licensed surveyor to provide a survey plan of the new blocks to support your partition.
For office contact details, go to www.māorilandcourt.govt.nz/contact-us To download a form from our website, go to www.māorilandcourt.govt.nz/application-forms It is good to kōrero with whānau about whāngai succession before applying to succeed to a deceased landowner’s interests.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/Factsheet-Succession-for-whangai-web-version.pdf (172 kb)
The MLC will determine who should succeed to the land based on law. The Court can decide that other people not included in the above list be given rights to income from the land or to occupy the family home.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MOJ0217.7E-SEP21-Succession-Factsheet.pdf (355 kb)
Application is being checked for completeness prior to court staff carrying out research and preparing for the court to make a determination.
Documents/5-11-reports/Notification-of-Applications-over-6-months-old-31-May-2024.pdf (1.7 mb)
The Māori Land court requires you to send notice of the application to the landowners, occupiers, and trustees 10.
The Māori Land court requires you to send notice of the application to the landowners, occupiers, and trustees 10.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-title-improvement-english.pdf (385 kb)
(h) Allow those granted a right to occupy to erect a dwelling on the site designated for occupation.
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However, the trustees must have the power to grant licences to occupy in their trust order.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MOJ0217.5E-OCT21-Title-Improvement.pdf (357 kb)
HOW TO FILE AND COMPLETE THIS APPLICATION FORM (i) This form must be accompanied with the appropriate application fee and may be filed at any office of the Court; (ii) Please ensure that all information required on the form is completed; (iii) Where tick boxes are provided please ensure you tick all those boxes that apply to your application, unless you are required to select one box, then only select the box that applies; (iv) If there is insuf...
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