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Trustee Act 1898
12CLiability of trustee for loss on improper investments
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### 12C Liability of trustee for loss on improper investments
> [*\[Section 12C Inserted by No. 64 of 1997, s. 4, Applied:01 Apr 1998\]*](/view/html/inforce/1998-04-01/act-1997-064#GS4@EN)
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> > (1) If a trustee improperly lends trust money on a security that would have been a proper investment if the amount lent had been smaller than the actual amount lent, the security is to be taken to be a proper investment in respect of the smaller amount, and the trustee is liable only to make good the difference between the amount advanced and the smaller amount, with interest.
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> > (2) This section applies to investments made before or after the commencement of this section.