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Trustee Act 1925
14FInvestment in securities under RITS system
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14F Investment in securities under RITS system
(1) A thing in action arising under the RITS system that entitles its holder
to a security of a particular description (the underlying security) is,
for this Act and the trust instrument, taken to be the same in all
respects as the underlying security.
Note A thing in action (also called a chose in action) is an intangible personal
property right recognised and protected by the law. Examples include
debts, money held at a bank, shares, rights under a trust, copyright, and
the right to sue for breach of contract.
(2) Accordingly, the holding or acquisition by a trustee of such a thing in
action is to be regarded as an investment by the trustee in the
underlying security.
(3) It does not matter that the right conferred by the thing in action is a
right in relation to securities of a particular description and not in
relation to particular securities.
(4) This section applies only to the extent that the trust instrument does
not expressly forbid its application.
(5) In this section:
RITS system means the Reserve Bank Information and Transfer
System operated by the Reserve Bank of Australia, as operating from
time to time.