24 Mar 2022
SCOTT and SCOTT v RAWENATA and 57 OTHER OWNERSHIP INTERESTS [2022] NZHC 563
- Citation
- [2022] NZHC 563
- Court
- High Court
The registration of the Māori Land Court Consolidated Order against SA10C/179 was a mistake; s54(1)(a) applies where registration by another person deprives the owner even if that person was not involved in creating the instrument; on the facts it would be manifestly unjust under s55 to leave the first respondents registered because the error arose from third party and Registrar/Māori Land Court mistakes, the Scotts had occupied the land and acted promptly, the first respondents did not occupy or improve the land and did not oppose the application; s56 did not bar relief because there was no…