(1) This order may be cited as the Maori Land Court (Jurisdiction) Order 1996.

(2) This order shall come into force on the 28th day after the date of its notification in the Gazette.

(1) The Maori Land Court shall, on the application of the Maori Trustee, have jurisdiction to investigate and determine whether—

• (a) Any certificate filed by the Maori Trustee with the Registrar of the Maori Land Court under section 151 or section 153 or section 154 of the Maori Affairs Act 1953 (as enacted by section 2 of the Maori Affairs Amendment Act 1987); or

• (b) Any certificate filed by the Maori Trustee with a Maori incorporation under section 154C of the Maori Affairs Act 1953 (as enacted by section 2 of the Maori Affairs Amendment Act 1987),—

vests in the wrong person shares in any block of land or in any Maori incorporation that were compulsorily acquired by the Maori Trustee within the meaning of section 151(2) of the Maori Affairs Act 1953 (as enacted by section 2 of the Maori Affairs Amendment Act 1987).

(2) If the Maori Land Court determines under subclause (1) of this clause that shares in any block of land or in any Maori incorporation have been vested in the wrong person, the Court shall have jurisdiction—

• (a) To make such orders as it thinks fit; and

• (b) To direct the Registrar of the Maori Land Court to amend the Court records relating to the shares in that block of land accordingly; and

• (c) Where appropriate, to direct the Registrar of the Maori Land Court to send a copy of the order relating to the shares in that Maori incorporation to the secretary of the incorporation.