The Court’s power is discretionary and it will generally require a hearing if there are issues to be settled such as rulings on whāngai or other matters that may not be straightforward.
Documents/Forms/MLC-Form-21-Application-for-succession2F.pdf (941 kb)
What happens next What to include in your application 4 māorilandcourt.co.nz Whāngai Section 115 of Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993 If the deceased raised whāngai children, the Court could make an order to recognise those children as whāngai of the deceased.
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Did the deceased have whāngai? Yes/No* If yes, go to question 15. If no, go to question 16. 15.
Documents/Forms/MLC-Form-22-Application-for-succession2F.pdf (716 kb)
Page 1 For more information visit www.justice.govt.nz/courts/maori-land-court MLC - 01 APPLICATION TO DETERMINE SUCCESSORS FOR SOUTH ISLAND LANDLESS NATIVES (SILNA) LANDS Toitoi SILNA Block (Crown Land Block VIII Lords River Survey District) The Ngāi Tahu Claims Settlement Act 1998, Section 455(1); Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993, Sections 29 and 113; and The Ngāi Tahu Deed of Settlement, Clause 15.6.2 For more information, email mlcsilna@justice.govt.nz Rule 4.2, 4.5, 10.9(2) HOW TO...
(If the application is not under Te Ture Whenua Māori Act give details as to the Act) (State number of section(s) under which application is made) For more information visit www.māorilandcourt.govt.nz Form 01 Rule 4.2 (2) WHAT IS THIS FORM FOR? Applications that do not have a prescribed form in the rules must be completed using this form.
Information provided in all applications forms part of the Court’s permanent record under rule 7.19 of the Māori Land Court Rules 2011. Where required, information provided in this application will be included in resulting orders of the Court.
Fee: $ 70.00 NAME AND SIGNATURE OF TRANSFEREE(S) Full Legal Name Signature NOTE: Information provided in all applications forms part of the Court’s permanent record under rule 7.19 of the Māori Land Court Rules 2011. Where required, information provided in this application will be included in resulting orders of the Court.
The children or other persons entitled are then listed as the remainderman. Ā mātou ture Our rules and legislation Read about the rules and legislation that the Māori Land Court operates under.
The issues with adoptions related often to the status of whāngai, or adoptions recognised by Māori custom.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-150-years-of-the-Maori-Land-Court.pdf (11 mb)
As for the need to develop special rules to govern this new role, if trustees were instead appointed there would be no need to develop new rules.
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