Trusts Act 2025
sec.156Power of court to make beneficiary indemnify for breach of trust
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sec.156 Power of court to make beneficiary indemnify for breach of trust
This section applies if a trustee commits a breach of trust at the instigation or request, or with the written consent, of a beneficiary. The court may, if it considers it appropriate, make an order indemnifying the trustee, or a person claiming through the trustee, out of the beneficiary’s interest in the trust property. (sec.156-ssec.1) This section applies if a trustee commits a breach of trust at the instigation or request, or with the written consent, of a beneficiary. (sec.156-ssec.2) The court may, if it considers it appropriate, make an order indemnifying the trustee, or a person claiming through the trustee, out of the beneficiary’s interest in the trust property.