Section 126 — Trusts Act 2019: Court may review trustee’s act, omission, or decision
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126 Court may review trustee’s act, omission, or decision (1) The court may review the act, omission, or decision (including a proposed act, omission, or decision) of a trustee on the ground that the act, omission, or decision was not or is not reasonably open to the trustee in the circumstances. (2) The court may undertake a review on the application only of a beneficiary. (3) The review must be conducted in accordance with section 127 . (4) This section and section 127 do not limit or affect— (a) the court’s jurisdiction to supervise trusts, including its jurisdiction under the Charitable Trusts Act 1957 ; or (b) the Attorney-General’s powers and duties with respect to charitable trusts, including powers and duties under the Charitable Trusts Act 1957 .
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