SUCCESSION Succession to occupation orders can occur. The holder of an occupation order can leave the order by will to anyone who may succeed to Māori land (providing they are among the preferred classes of alienees22).
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This will make it easier to build on Māori reservation land. OCCUPATION ORDER: An occupation order provides the right to build on a piece of land owned by multiple owners (but does not grant a title of ownership over that piece of land).
These provisions also apply to an occupation order as if it were a beneficial interest in Māori land, provided the person owns a beneficial interest in the land to which the occupation order applies and the Court is satisfied the person should succeed to the occupation order.
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Fee increase summary Current rate New rate $22 $23 $66 $68 $220 $228 $385 $399 Detailed fee list Māori Land Court Current rate (inc GST) New rate (inc GST) Filing an application in respect of the following: (a) hearing and determining any claim to recover damages from trespass or any other injury to Māori freehold land (b) hearing and determining any proceeding founded on contract or tort where debt, demand, or damage relates to Māori freehold land (c) any other de...
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Also, having even numbers makes the annual rotation easier – two each year. 16.3 Set the length of the term of appointment of trustees and whether rotation process 15 18.3 Notice requirement for number of days’ notice of any trustee meeting unless the meeting is convened in an emergency 18 20.5(g)(iii)(a a) and (bb) Determine the length of any licence or lease or occupation order 20.5(g)(v)(b b) Determine the period in which a dwelling must be built on th...
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Ōta noho (utu tāpae $68) Occupation order (filing fee $68) Occupation orders allow you to exclusively occupy or build on a specific area of Māori land.
These provisions also apply to an occupation order as if it were a beneficial interest in Māori land, provided that the person owns a beneficial interest in the land to which the occupation order applies and the Court is satisfied that the person should succeed to the occupation order.
These provisions also apply to an occupation order as if it were a beneficial interest in Māori land, provided that the person owns a beneficial interest in the land to which the occupation order applies and the Court is satisfied that the person should succeed to the occupation order.
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From 6 February 2021 The Māori Land Court can grant an occupation order to a beneficiary of a whānau trust.
I have advised the owners: (a) That an occupation order may pass by succession; YES NO; and (b) that an occupation order may be for a definite term or until a specified event; YES NO; and (c) of the term for which the order is sought; YES NO 6.
