Trusts Act 2025
sec.160Remuneration of trustees under court order
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sec.160 Remuneration of trustees under court order
The court may, on application by a trustee (including a professional trustee), make an order authorising the trustee to charge, and to be paid out of the trust property, the remuneration for the trustee’s services that the court considers appropriate if the circumstances appear to the court to justify the charge. If the application is made by a professional trustee, the court may take into account any professional charges that have been paid out of the trust property to the trustee under section 159 . (sec.160-ssec.1) The court may, on application by a trustee (including a professional trustee), make an order authorising the trustee to charge, and to be paid out of the trust property, the remuneration for the trustee’s services that the court considers appropriate if the circumstances appear to the court to justify the charge. (sec.160-ssec.2) If the application is made by a professional trustee, the court may take into account any professional charges that have been paid out of the trust property to the trustee under section 159 .