Land Act 1994

A trustee of trust land is taken to have vacated office if—

the trustee dies, becomes incapable of acting or can not be located; or

the trustee resigns by signed notice of resignation given to the Minister and the trustee’s resignation takes effect; or

if the trustee is an incorporated body—the incorporated body ceases to exist.

For subsection (1)(b), a trustee’s resignation takes effect on the earlier of the following days—

the day agreed by the Minister and the trustee;

the day stated by the Minister in a notice given to the trustee;

the day that is 1 year after the day the trustee’s notice of resignation was given to the Minister.

The vacation of office of a trustee must be registered.

The Minister may appoint, under section 44, a new trustee to fill the vacated office.