Chief Judge

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The Chief Judge of the Māori Land Court is the head judicial officer responsible for overseeing the court’s administration and leading its work in adjudicating matters relating to Māori land in New Zealand.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf chief judge
judicial office
public office
appliesTo Māori land
appointedBy Governor-General of New Zealand
appointedOnAdviceOf New Zealand Government
basedIn Wellington (typical principal seat of higher judicial administration in New Zealand)
country New Zealand
fieldOfWork Māori land law
customary land tenure
indigenous rights in land
hasAuthorityOver allocation of judges to Māori Land Court hearings
case management in the Māori Land Court
hasDuty allocate judicial work among Māori Land Court judges
ensure efficient operation of the Māori Land Court
issue practice directions for Māori Land Court proceedings
maintain consistency of Māori Land Court decisions where possible
uphold relevant New Zealand statutes relating to Māori land
hasRole head judicial officer of the Māori Land Court
leads adjudication of matters relating to Māori land
oversees administration of the Māori Land Court
provides judicial leadership within the Māori Land Court
hasTitleInMāori Te Kaiwhakawā Matua o te Kōti Whenua Māori
jurisdiction Māori Land Court
languageContext English
Te Reo Māori
legalArea Te Ture Whenua Māori Act matters
partition and amalgamation of Māori land
succession to Māori land interests
title investigation of Māori land
trusts and incorporations relating to Māori land
legalSystem New Zealand legal system
linked to: New Zealand law
locatedIn Aotearoa New Zealand
linked to: New Zealand
oversees Māori Land Court judges
linked to: Māori Land Court

Māori Land Court registries
linked to: Māori Land Court
partOf New Zealand judiciary
linked to: New Zealand courts

New Zealand public service framework
relatedTo Māori Land Court
Waitangi Tribunal (through overlapping issues of Māori land and rights)
linked to: Waitangi Tribunal
reportsTo Chief Justice of New Zealand
Head of Bench structure within New Zealand judiciary
responsibleFor judicial conduct standards within Māori Land Court
overall leadership of Māori Land Court
strategic direction of Māori Land Court
sector justice sector of New Zealand

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Māori Land Court hasPosition Chief Judge