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Trustee Act 1893
50BVesting orders arising from resulting trusts
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50B Vesting orders arising from resulting trusts
(1) Where the Supreme Court has refused to reform a disposition
under section 50A, it may, if satisfied that the person who made the
disposition, or his or her personal representative, has become
entitled under a resulting trust, make an order vesting the property
comprised in the disposition absolutely in the person or, if the
person has died, in his or her personal representative on the trusts
of the estate of the deceased person.
(2) In the case of a disposition referred to in subsection (1), where a
person other than a donor of property given to the trustee on trust,
has sold other property to the trustee, or has assisted the trustee,
by loan, guarantee or otherwise, to acquire other property:
(a) the power of the Supreme Court to make a vesting order
under that subsection is restricted to so much of the property
comprised in the disposition as was given by the donor or
fairly attributable to the donor's gift; and
(b) the Court may make such order as it thinks fit regarding the
remainder of property comprised in the disposition.
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(3) An application for a vesting order under this section in respect of
property comprised in a disposition may be made by:
(a) a trustee of the property;
(b) a vendor of the property to the trustee or the personal
representative of such a vendor; or
(c) a person who assisted the trustee, by loan, guarantee or
otherwise, to acquire the property, or the personal
representative of the person.