20210715 Trustees Role and Duties
Common term for a trust order is a trust deed, which is the term used in the Trusts Act 2019. 4.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/20210715-Trustees-Role-and-Duties.pdf (349 kb)
Common term for a trust order is a trust deed, which is the term used in the Trusts Act 2019. 4.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/20210715-Trustees-Role-and-Duties.pdf (349 kb)
The Trusts Act does not contain all the law relating to trusts.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/Factsheet-for-landowners-Trustee-Act.pdf (68 kb)
If the trust order does prevent a mortgage, an application will have to be filed to amend the trust order per s 244 of the Act. 4.
Comment Box 2 1. The Trusts Act 2019 (the Trusts Act) has introduced ‘mandatory’ duties that must be 4 performed by trustees.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/Template-Comprehensive-Whanau-Trust-Order-Final-Version-30-June-2020.pdf (237 kb)
Since the Act’s inception over 1500 ahu whenua trusts have been created (and only a few terminated).
Documents/Judges-corner-articles/MLC-2014-Jun-Judges-Corner-Ambler-J.pdf (191 kb)
Investing Trust funds in speculative ventures is not acting prudently; it puts the Trust funds at risk, endangering its sustainability. 11 7.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/Standard-Ahu-Whenua-Trust-Order-with-Checklist-and-Disclaimer.pdf (488 kb)
These provisions (Section 20 Trusts Act 2019) override the Age of Majority Act 1970 so a person over 18 can be a trustee.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-2023-Glossary-of-terms.pdf (278 kb)
It does not administer trusts. Trusts must operate within the provisions of Te Ture Whenua Māori Act¹ and the Trusts Act 2019.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MOJ0217.1E-OCT21-Maori-Land-Trusts.pdf (341 kb)
Any benefit derived from the trust are used to fund Māori Community Purposes (mostly charitable) as defined by section 218 of Te Ture Whenua Act 1993.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-2017-03-03-RDS-Report.pdf (1.1 mb)
Amendments to Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993 Changes effective from 6 February 2021 11 Amendments to Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993 Amendments to Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993 About Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993 Te Ture Whenua Māori Act is the primary legislation for Māori land.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/Amendments-to-Te-Ture-Whenua-Maori-Act-1993-December-2020.pdf (891 kb)