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Trustee Act 1925
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49 Compounding
(1) The trustees or a majority acting together, or a sole trustee if the trust
instrument or a Territory law authorises a sole trustee to act, may—
(a) accept any property before the time at which it is made
transferable or payable; and
(b) sever and apportion any blended trust funds or property; and
(c) accept any composition or any security, real or personal, for any
debt or for any property claimed; and
(d) allow any time for payment for any debt; and
(e) compromise, compound, abandon, submit to arbitration, or
otherwise settle any debt, account, claim or thing relating to the
estate or trust; and
(f) for any of those purposes, enter into, give or execute any
agreement, instrument or arrangement, or do anything,
considered appropriate by the trustees, majority of trustees, or
trustee.
(3) A trustee is not responsible for loss resulting from anything done
honestly under this section.
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