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Trustee Act 1893
49ARelief from liability for breach of trust
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49A Relief from liability for breach of trust
If it appears to the Supreme Court:
(a) that a trustee is, or may be, personally liable for a breach of
trust, whether the transaction alleged to be a breach of trust
occurs before or after the commencement of this Act; and
(b) that the trustee has acted honestly and reasonably and ought
fairly to be excused for the breach of trust, and for omitting to
obtain the directions of the Court in the matter in which he has
committed the breach,
the Court may relieve the trustee, either wholly or partly, from
personal liability for the breach of trust.