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For example, selling land gives the new owner the ownership rights; leasing
land gives the lessee a limited right to occupy land in return for payment of rent
(and other conditions); mortgaging land gives the mortgagee the right to sell the
land if the mortgage is not repaid (refer to section 4 of Te Ture Whenua Māori
Act 1993).
This practice note applies to the appointment, engagement and payment of the fees of
any lawyer1 per ss 70(3), 98(3) and 98(9)(c) of Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993 (Act) out
of the Māori Land Court Special Aid Fund (Special Aid Fund).
2.
For some applications, landowners will need to notify other owners of their application to the Court ahead of time so they can attend hui, support the application, make a payment offer, or object to the application.
For
example: selling land gives the new owner
the ownership rights, leasing land gives the
lessee a limited right to occupy land in return
for payment of rent (and other conditions),
mortgaging land gives the mortgagee the
right to sell the land if the mortgage is not
repaid (refer to section 4 of the Act).
For
example: selling land gives the new owner
the ownership rights, leasing land gives the
lessee a limited right to occupy land in return
for payment of rent (and other conditions),
mortgaging land gives the mortgagee the
right to sell the land if the mortgage is not
repaid (refer to section 4 of the Act).
For
example: selling land gives the new owner
the ownership rights, leasing land gives the
lessee a limited right to occupy land in return
for payment of rent (and other conditions),
mortgaging land gives the mortgagee the
right to sell the land if the mortgage is not
repaid (refer to section 4 of the Act).
FINANCIAL MATTERS
5.1
5.2
Control of funds
All monies received by or on behalf of the Trust must be paid to the credit of the Trust’s
bank account. All payments from the Trust’s bank account must be approved by
a majority of the Trustees.
Local Government (Rating) Act 2002
The Local Government Act 2002 has power to grant and discharge charging orders over Māori land for payment of outstanding rates. Ngā kupu ture
Legal terms
Read about the legal terms used in the Māori Land Court.