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30(1) of Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993.
HOW TO FILE AND COMPLETE THIS APPLICATION FORM
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APPLICATION
TO ADD, REDUCE, REPLACE OR REMOVE TRUSTEES
Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993
Section 239 (Add, Reduce or Replace trustees)
Section 240 (Remove Trustees); or
Section 239 and 338(7) (Add Reduce or Replace Māori Reservation Trustees);
For more information visit www.māorilandcourt.govt.nz
Form 38
Rule 12.8
WHAT IS THIS FORM FOR?
Amendments to
Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993
Changes effective from 6 February 2021
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About Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993
Te Ture Whenua Māori Act is the primary legislation for Māori land.
Quorum
3.19 At meetings of trustees, four trustees must be present to have a quorum. If there is no quorum, the trustees
may meet, but no decisions are effective until ratified by a majority of trustees at their next meeting.
3.20 At general meetings, four trustees and six beneficiaries must be present to have a quorum.
Nōte rā nei i pānuitia e te Minita Tuarua mō te Whakawhanaketanga Māori, e Nanaia Mahuta ko Kaiwhakawā Caren Fox te Kaiwhakawā Matua hou o te Kooti Whenua Māori.
Kapohia ki te tuhirau, ki te reehuiringa
Preservation of the integrity of the record, the record will prevail As a court of record, our key purpose is to accurately document the succession and management of Māori land.
She also acted as legal counsel for Treaty claimants and Māori land clients. She holds a LLM from Te Herenga Waka Victoria University of Wellington, and in 2023 received her PhD at Te Whare Wānanga o Awanuiārangi for her thesis "Ko te mana te utu: Narratives of sovereignty, law, and tribal citizenship in the Pōtikirua ki te Toka-a-Taiau District".
If the mediation is unsuccessful
Our dispute resolution process is considered 'unsuccessful' if no agreement is reached between the parties at mediation.