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Public Trustee Act 1978
sec.42Delegation of powers of trustees to public trustee
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### sec.42 Delegation of powers of trustees to public trustee
Where a trustee is empowered to delegate all or any of the trustee’s powers and functions to any person, the trustee may delegate them to the public trustee with the public trustee’s consent and in such case the public trustee may exercise all the powers and functions so delegated.
The charges of the public trustee shall be such as are prescribed, or, if not prescribed, as are agreed on by the delegating trustee and the public trustee and, in default of agreement, as are fixed by the court.
(sec.42-ssec.1) Where a trustee is empowered to delegate all or any of the trustee’s powers and functions to any person, the trustee may delegate them to the public trustee with the public trustee’s consent and in such case the public trustee may exercise all the powers and functions so delegated.
(sec.42-ssec.2) The charges of the public trustee shall be such as are prescribed, or, if not prescribed, as are agreed on by the delegating trustee and the public trustee and, in default of agreement, as are fixed by the court.