Reflections after nearly 20 years as a Māori Land Court
01 Nov 2013 | NewsThere are perhaps 20 or 30 large and successful trusts and incorporations, which are an exception to this.
There are perhaps 20 or 30 large and successful trusts and incorporations, which are an exception to this.
Page 1 For more information visit www.māorilandcourt.govt.nz MLC 07/25 - 36 For more information visit www.māorilandcourt.govt.nz APPLICATION TO CONSTITUTE A WHĀNAU TRUST Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993 Section 214 Form 36 Rule 12.3 WHAT IS THIS FORM FOR? Use this form to create a Whānau Trust by vesting some or all of your interests in trustees to hold on behalf of the descendants of a given person or tupuna (the beneficiaries) If you are creating a Whānau Trust as pa...
Documents/Forms/MLC-Form-36-Application-to-constitute-a-whanau-trust-202104.pdf (285 kb)
Page 1 For more information visit www.māorilandcourt.govt.nz MLC 08/25- 12 WHAT IS THIS FORM FOR? Use this form to file an application to the Chief Judge of the Māori Land Court to exercise their power under section 44 of Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993 to correct a mistake, error or omission on the part of the Court or in the presentation of the facts of a case to the Court.
HOW TO FILE AND COMPLETE THIS APPLICATION FORM (i) This form must be accompanied with the appropriate application fee and be filed with the Registrar in the District in which the land is located; (ii) Please ensure that all information required on the form is completed; (iii) Where tick boxes are provided please ensure you tick all those boxes that apply to your application, unless you are required to select one box, then only select the box that applies; (iv) If th...
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Alongside that, 90% of urgent applications were regis- tered within seven working days of receipt. This success has been made possible through: S the efforts of a dedicated team S deployment of additional resources S system enhancements streamlining processes.
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In some instances this is because the land has only one or just a few owners, or because the land is unsuitable for any form of development and owners have decided to leave it in its natural state.
Apply online Download the application form If you or any other party breach the terms of a lease, the matter can be heard by a judge.
This certification should be filed with an application for succession (when grant of administration held) on form 21, and replaces Schedule 1 of that form.
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Until such an application is made there is no guarantee as to how the Court would view the matter and the success of any such application would depend on its own facts.