Expression of Interest – Māori Land Court

The Role

Which role are you applying for? (please tick all that apply)	☐ Deputy Chief Judge ☐ Judge

Personal details

Surname	Click or tap here to enter text.
First name(s)	Click or tap here to enter text.
Full postal address (the address to which mail should be sent)	Click or tap here to enter text.
Preferred contact number	Click or tap here to enter text.	Secondary contact number	Click or tap here to enter text.
(Do not supply any numbers that you do not wish to have used)
Email	Click or tap here to enter text.
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Additional Information

The following information is gathered for statistical purposes only. Completion of this section is voluntary.

Gender	☐ Male ☐ Female ☐ Other ☐ Prefer not to disclose

Citizenship

Are you a New Zealand citizen?	☐ Yes	☐ No

If no, what citizenship do you hold? Click or tap here to enter text.

Ethnicity
(tick as many as you need to show which ethic group(s) you belong to).

☐ NZ Māori	Iwi Click or tap here to enter text.

☐ NZ European or Pākehā

☐ Other European (please specify) Click or tap here to enter text.

☐ Samoan	☐ Cook Island Māori	☐ Tongan	☐ Niuean	☐ Fijian

☐ Chinese	☐ Indian ☐ Other (please specify) Click or tap here to enter text.

Tertiary qualification

Qualification	Institution	Country	Year completed (if ongoing, please state so)

Work History

Legal practice: Please state where you have practiced (include any overseas jurisdictions) and in what capacity)
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Please give highlights of your career whether legal or non legal. (For example, your involvement in major cases and reported decisions. A more detailed outline of your work experience should be included in your curriculum vitae.)
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Please specify which legal professional bodies you belong to.
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Publications

Please list any major works of a legal nature that you have published
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Community activities

Please give details (including any offices you have held) of your involvement with any community groups and activities.
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Referees

Please provide the names of at least three respected and trustworthy practitioners to act as referees. They should be familiar with your legal work and be able to assess your standing in the legal profession.

Name	Practice or organisation	Telephone	Email

Important Notes

Under section 8 of Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993, the Governor-General is empowered to appoint all judges to the Māori Land Court. If you are not currently a Māori Land Court Judge, you must also meet the requirements of section 7 of Te Ture Whenua Māori Act. Under section 7, you may not be appointed as a Māori Land Court Judge unless you:

have held a current practising certificate under the Law Practitioners Act 1982 for at least 7 years;

have suitable knowledge and experience of te reo Māori, tikanga Māori, and the Treaty of Waitangi;

are under 70 years of age;

stop working as a barrister or solicitor once appointed;

do not undertake any other paid employment or any other office (whether paid or not) that is incompatible with your duties as a Māori Land Court Judge once appointed

Under the terms of the Privacy Act 2020 we are required to inform you that:

the information you have provided is being collected for the purpose of filling the position of Chief Judge of the Māori Land Court ;

the information is needed to assess your suitability to fill that position;

the information may be checked by reference to the referees you have named in your application and to those persons listed in the Statutory Declaration;

you have rights of access to the information held about yourself and you have the right to request corrections to this information, however, comments made by other people about your suitability may not be available if these people have been promised that their comments will be treated confidentially;

the information may be used for judicial administrative purposes if and after you are appointed; and

the information will be kept for as long as it is required for the purposes for which it has been obtained.

STATUTORY DECLARATION AND AUTHORISATION

I Click or tap here to enter text.

(full name - first or given names and family or surname)

Of Click or tap here to enter text.

(full residential address)

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(occupation)

solemnly and sincerely declare that:

Criminal offences

☐ I have not been convicted of any criminal offences*

OR

☐ I have been convicted of the following criminal offences*

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*for these purposes do not count any infringement offences, e.g., parking or speeding offences, as they do not result in a conviction being entered against you

Disciplinary actions

☐ I have not been the subject of any disciplinary action by any District Law Society or by the New Zealand Law Society or an equivalent overseas body, nor are there any unresolved complaints against me.

OR

☐ Details of disciplinary action or unresolved complaints against me are as follows:

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Financial status

☐ I have not been made bankrupt, entered into a composition with my creditors, or been disqualified as a director.

OR

☐ I have not had any judgment entered against me. (No answer is required if the sum awarded was less than $12,500).

OR

☐ I have never had proceedings brought against me in relation to tax defaults.

OR

☐I do not have any tax owing which should have been already paid.

I understand and consent to my application form, my curriculum vitae and any other material supplied being held by Te Puni Kōkiri and being used to assess whether I may be appointed to the Māori Land Court.

I consent to my name being passed to the New Zealand Law Society as part of the consultation process. I also consent to the information I have supplied being checked by reference to any of the employers, community groups or other organisations I have listed in my Curriculum Vitae.

I also acknowledge that before any appointment is made, I will be required to provide a health certificate from a medical practitioner.

And I make this solemn declaration conscientiously believing the same to be true and by virtue of the Oaths and Declarations Act 1957.

Signature __________________________________

Declared at Click or tap here to enter text. this _____ day of ___________ 2023	date	month

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(signature of person authorised to take statutory declaration)

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(name of person authorised to take statutory declaration). Please print name or use a stamp.