To find out more about the types of trusts, visit maorilandcourt.govt.nz/your-maori-land/trusts-and- incorporations/ Setting up a trust Landowners can set up a trust by holding a meeting, nominating trustees to manage their property interests, and then applying to the Māori Land Court (application forms can be obtained from Māori Land Court offices).
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Owner(s) of shares of land held within a trust. Beneficiaries are also called the beneficial owners. 10.
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Apply online Download the application form Te whakarerekē i ngā ture o tō tarahiti (utu tāpae $68) Vary the terms of your trust (filing fee $68) Trustees must manage any land or interests as set out in the terms of the trust order.
Those entitled to succeed have conferred and wish to vest the interests of the deceased into a whānau trust. If those entitled to succeed do wish to vest the deceased’s interests in a whānau trust, please complete and attach to this application form 23 of the Māori Land Court Rules 2011.
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The completed application, with the meeting’s minutes and the application fee, should be sent to the Māori Land Court.
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MLC application forms can be obtained from our offices, offsite clinics or from our website, go online to maorilandcourt.govt.nz/ apply/fees-and-forms To find out more about how to set up a trust, go online to maorilandcourt.govt.nz/your-maori-land/trusts-and- incorporations/creating-a-trust-or-incorporation Types of trustees Te Ture Whenua Māori Act recognises three types of trustees.
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Succession to further interests (Form 22A) Section 118(6) of Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993 Use this form if successors were already determined by a previous succession order.
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Lawyers that are appointed by the Court’s own motion may: 8.1 Be a lawyer who a Judge considers meets the competency and experience criteria set out below; and 8.2 Be required to submit an estimate of costs, but are not required to submit a Special Aid application form. 5 There is no need to prove that civil legal aid has been applied for and has been refused, but applicants must address why civil legal aid or other funding avenues are not reasonably available or appropr...
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