AGLC4 Rule 21.1.4: Māori Land Court and Māori Appellate Court

Cite Māori Land Court and Māori Appellate Court decisions by the parties and block name, the year, the minute book volume, registry and abbreviation, and the starting page. The block name is included only where the decision shows it, without the words In the matter of. Decisions without minute book references are cited as unreported.

AGLC4 page 240

Format

Quoted from the Guide, page 240
Parties’ Names — Block Name (Year) Case Number Registry Minute Book Abbreviation Starting Page, Pinpoint.

A boxed element is filled in with the source's details; everything outside a box is written exactly as shown.

Formatting

  • The parties' names are italic and separated by an italic v.
  • The block name, where given, follows the parties after a spaced dash and is italic.
  • The words In the matter of are omitted from the block name.
  • The year is in round brackets, followed by the case number (volume), the registry and the minute book abbreviation, all roman.
  • A comma separates the starting page from the pinpoint; pinpoints follow rule 2.2.5.
  • A judicial officer follows in round brackets under rule 2.4.1, as in (Judge Harvey).

Examples

Quoted from the Guide, page 240
  1. 13
    O’Rorke v Hohaia — Pukekohatu 7B Block (2006) 173 Aotea MB 114, 117 [12]–[13] (Judge Harvey).
  2. 14
    Taipari v Hauraki Maori Trust Board (2008) 114 Hauraki MB 34.

Abbreviations for Māori Land Court minute books

Quoted from the Guide, page 240
Type of Minute BookAbbreviation
Minute BookMB
Appellate Court Minute BookACMB
Chief Judge’s Minute BookCJMB

See also

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Formats, examples, passages, tables and the forms marked Not are quoted from the Australian Guide to Legal Citation (4th ed, Melbourne University Law Review Association, 2018), with the page of the Guide they appear on. Titles, summaries and explanations are our own.