Trusts Act 2025
sec.26Powers etc. of trustees appointed under division
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sec.26 Powers etc. of trustees appointed under division
A person appointed under this division as a trustee of trust property has all the powers, authorities and discretions of, and may in all matters act as, a person who had originally been appointed as a trustee of the trust property under the trust instrument. Subsection (1) applies in relation to the trustee both before and after the trust property is vested in the trustee. (sec.26-ssec.1) A person appointed under this division as a trustee of trust property has all the powers, authorities and discretions of, and may in all matters act as, a person who had originally been appointed as a trustee of the trust property under the trust instrument. (sec.26-ssec.2) Subsection (1) applies in relation to the trustee both before and after the trust property is vested in the trustee.