Property (trusts)

Key statutes

  • Trusts Act 2019                                                                              
  • Charitable Trusts Act 1957
  • Public Trust Act 2001
  • Trustee Companies Act 1967

Key secondary legislation

  • Charitable Trusts Regulations 2019
  • High Court Fees Regulations 2013
  • Public Trust Regulations 2002                                                 
  • Trustee Companies (Group Investment Funds: Disclosure of Expenses and Management Fees) Regulations 2003

Information/links to recent or currently underway reviews

Forward work

The work by the Department of Internal Affairs on the Charities Act 2005 may have consequential impacts on charitable trusts: