These changes include making it easier for landowners to establish Māori incorporations, and provisions for removing a trustee or a member of a committee of management of an incorporation have been updated. There is a new requirement for Māori incorporations to record the details of the dividends paid to shareholders.
The trustees must keep a detailed record of all receipts and payments of trust funds.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/2021-12-07-Ahu-Whenua-Trust-Order-Template.pdf (398 kb)
If any facts set out in the submission prepared by the case manager are incorrect you must draw these to the attention of the Judge.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-applications-english.pdf (327 kb)
Register of Beneficiaries 1.4 The Trustees must maintain a register of the names and contact details of the Beneficiaries. The Beneficiaries are responsible for providing to the Trustees their names and up to date contact details. 2 Comment Box 1.
The register will record, for each member of the management committee: details of member’s interest in the Māori freehold land incorporated; the dealings in the interests by the member; and declarations made by members.
UPON THE FOLLOWING GROUNDS Details in support of application 1. Name of trust: [specify] 2.
Documents/Forms/MLC-Form-37-Constitute-Ahu-Whenua-Trust.pdf (204 kb)
General duty to act prudently 9 7. Financial Management duties 11 8. Duty of Disclosure 12 9.
Where that land is vested in a trust or an incorporation, such an order will only be made with the consent of the trust or management committee, and may be made for a specified period.
If you think that you have been adversely affected by this process and wish to make representations on the application, you must notify the Court in writing by 4 pm on the 1st of June 2023 and specify brief details of your concerns. The Court may, if it cannot otherwise address those concerns, order that the application be reheard.
Documents/Panui/Ministry-of-Justice_National-Panui-June-20231.pdf (838 kb)
If you think that you have been adversely affected by this process and wish to make representations on the application, you must notify the Court in writing by 4pm on 1 January 2023 and specify brief details of your concerns. The Court may, if it cannot otherwise address those concerns, order that the application be reheard.
