This serves to disempower owners and makes decision-making processes unnecessarily complex for the majority of the decisions affected.
Documents/Judges-corner-articles/MLC-2014-Jun-Judges-Corner-Ambler-J.pdf (191 kb)
A trustee who refuses to sign it without making such an application could be in a very awkward situation if the trust suffers losses as a result.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/20210715-Trustees-Role-and-Duties.pdf (349 kb)
Prepare your application Before you file your application, make sure it meets the requirements of the MLC, the Act and the Māori Land Court Rules 2011.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MOJ0217.5E-OCT21-Title-Improvement.pdf (357 kb)
Before you file your application, make sure that all requirements of the Māori Land court, the act, and the Māori Land court rules 1994 have been met.
Before you file your application, make sure that all requirements of the Māori Land court, the act, and the Māori Land court rules 1994 have been met.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-title-improvement-english.pdf (385 kb)
Contesting the will If anyone wants to contest 26 the deceased’s will, they can make application to the High Court or the Family Court for hearing under the Family Protection Act 1955.
Contesting the will If anyone wants to contest 26 the deceased’s will, they can make application to the High Court or the Family Court for hearing under the Family Protection Act 1955.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-succession-english.pdf (1.2 mb)
If you do apply to one of these courts, you must file a notice of your application with the MLC so it won’t make any orders before the High Court or Family Court has dealt with the matter.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MOJ0217.7E-SEP21-Succession-Factsheet.pdf (362 kb)
Check our website to see whether online applications are available at the time you make your application.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/Factsheet-Dispute-resolution-service-web-version.pdf (132 kb)
Therefore, the Court must make sure that a sufficient majority of owners are in favour of the reservation application.
