For more information visit www.māorilandcourt.govt.nz APPLICATION FOR VESTING ORDER Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993 Section 164 Form 30 Rule 11.13(1) Office use: Application: ACCEPTED / REFUSED Dated: ..............................................................
A copy of the draft trust order is attached to this application; or 7. I/we wish to adopt the standard draft trust order used by the Court.
Documents/Forms/MLC-Form-36-Application-to-constitute-a-whanau-trust-202104.pdf (285 kb)
If the secretary is not a trustee, they must not take part in trust discussions and decisions. 7. See section 81(2) of the Trusts Act 2019. TREASURER The treasurer’s main duty is to keep meticulous records of all financial transactions for the trust.
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TRANSFERRING SHARES TO FACILITATE PARTITION If owners of Māori land shares agree or arrange to allot shares on a partition, the MLC may make a vesting order to give effect to the agreement. Section 164 of the Act applies. 7. The traditional Māori tribal hierarchy and social order made up of hapū (kin groups) and whānau (family groups), having a founding ancestor and territorial (tribal) boundaries. 8.
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Any final terms of trust are subject to confirmation by the Māori Land Court in accordance with sections 214 or 244 of Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993. 5.
The Act recognises that blocks of Māori land are generally owned by people connected to each other and to the land through kin groups, such as iwi 7 and hapū 8. In order to preserve the kin groups, the Act restricts the type of people to whom land can be sold or gifted.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-transferring-maori-land-shares-english.pdf (333 kb)
The Act recognises that blocks of Māori land are generally owned by people connected to each other and to the land through kin groups, such as iwi 7 and hapū 8. In order to preserve the kin groups, the Act restricts the type of people to whom land can be sold or gifted.
Uploads/MLC-transferring-maori-land-shares-english.pdf (333 kb)
The Act recognises that blocks of Māori land are generally owned by people connected to each other and to the land through kin groups, such as iwi 7 and hapū 8. In order to preserve the kin groups, the Act restricts the type of people to whom land can be sold or gifted.
Uploads/MLC-transferring-maori-land-shares-english-v2.pdf (333 kb)
• Any revenue from the lease or licence must be used as directed by the MLC. Section 150A of the Act (as amended by section 24 of Te Ture Whenua Māori Amendment Act 2002) requires any lease for longer than 52 years to have the consent of at least half the beneficial owners of the land and the approval of the MLC.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MOJ0217.4E-OCT21-Maori-Reservations.pdf (348 kb)
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