New Zealand Legislation: Regulations

19 Guardian ad litem and kai tiaki trust

• (1) The court may at any time appoint a guardian ad litem in respect of any minor or person under disability whose interests are affected by an application.

  (2) A guardian ad litem shall not be personally liable for costs unless they are occasioned by his or her personal negligence or misconduct.

  (3) Nothing in this rule limits the power of the court to constitute, in accordance with section 217 of the Act, a kai tiaki trust in respect of any interests in Maori land or General land, or any shares in a Maori incorporation, or any personal property to which any person under disability is beneficially entitled.

  Compare: SR 1958/162 r 20