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Trustee Act 1893
6Duties of trustee in respect of power of investment
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6 Duties of trustee in respect of power of investment
(1) Subject to the instrument creating the trust, a trustee shall, in
exercising a power of investment:
(a) if the trustee's profession, business or employment is or
includes acting as a trustee or investing money on behalf of
other persons, exercise the care, diligence and skill that a
prudent person engaged in that profession, business or
employment would exercise in managing the affairs of other
persons; or
(b) if the trustee is not engaged in such a profession, business or
employment, exercise the care, diligence and skill that a
prudent person of business would exercise in managing the
affairs of other persons.
(2) A trustee shall, in exercising a power of investment, comply with
any provision of the instrument creating the trust that is binding on
the trustee and requires the obtaining of a consent or approval or
compliance with any direction with respect to trust investments.
(3) Subject to the instrument creating the trust, a trustee shall, not less
than once in each year, review the performance (individually and as
a whole) of trust investments.
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