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Duties Act 2001
sec.53Creating trust of dutiable property
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### sec.53 Creating trust of dutiable property
A trust of dutiable property is created if a person, who has acquired property other than as trustee, starts to hold the property as trustee.
Also, a trust of dutiable property is created if all the following apply—
a person holds dutiable property on trust ( trust 1 );
the person is also trustee of another trust ( trust 2 );
the person ceases to hold the dutiable property as trustee of trust 1 and starts to hold the dutiable property as trustee for trust 2;
when the person starts to hold the dutiable property as trustee for trust 2—
a person who has a trust interest for the dutiable property under trust 2 did not have a trust interest for that property when it was held for trust 1; or
a person who has a trust interest for the dutiable property under trust 2 had a trust interest for that property when it was held for trust 1 and that person’s trust interest increases.
Section 498 includes provision about references to dutiable property.
s 53 amd 2008 No. 75 s 20
(sec.53-ssec.1) A trust of dutiable property is created if a person, who has acquired property other than as trustee, starts to hold the property as trustee.
(sec.53-ssec.2) Also, a trust of dutiable property is created if all the following apply— a person holds dutiable property on trust ( trust 1 ); the person is also trustee of another trust ( trust 2 ); the person ceases to hold the dutiable property as trustee of trust 1 and starts to hold the dutiable property as trustee for trust 2; when the person starts to hold the dutiable property as trustee for trust 2— a person who has a trust interest for the dutiable property under trust 2 did not have a trust interest for that property when it was held for trust 1; or a person who has a trust interest for the dutiable property under trust 2 had a trust interest for that property when it was held for trust 1 and that person’s trust interest increases. Section 498 includes provision about references to dutiable property.
- (a) a person holds dutiable property on trust ( trust 1 );
- (b) the person is also trustee of another trust ( trust 2 );
- (c) the person ceases to hold the dutiable property as trustee of trust 1 and starts to hold the dutiable property as trustee for trust 2;
- (d) when the person starts to hold the dutiable property as trustee for trust 2— (i) a person who has a trust interest for the dutiable property under trust 2 did not have a trust interest for that property when it was held for trust 1; or (ii) a person who has a trust interest for the dutiable property under trust 2 had a trust interest for that property when it was held for trust 1 and that person’s trust interest increases.
- (i) a person who has a trust interest for the dutiable property under trust 2 did not have a trust interest for that property when it was held for trust 1; or
- (ii) a person who has a trust interest for the dutiable property under trust 2 had a trust interest for that property when it was held for trust 1 and that person’s trust interest increases.
- (i) a person who has a trust interest for the dutiable property under trust 2 did not have a trust interest for that property when it was held for trust 1; or
- (ii) a person who has a trust interest for the dutiable property under trust 2 had a trust interest for that property when it was held for trust 1 and that person’s trust interest increases.