Review of the Law of Trusts

Opened 14 Mar 2009

Contact Details

• Susan Hall
• shall@lawcom.govt.nz
• 04 914 4819

Public Law
The Law Commission is beginning a review of trust law. This will include reviewing the Trustee Act 1956, Charitable Trusts Act 1957, Perpetuities Act 1964, and the Trustee Companies Act 1967 with a view to making necessary or desirable changes and generally modernising these Acts. The Commission is in the early stages of consulting with a range of individuals and organisations to identify particular areas of the law that require examination, and the precise scope of the project has not yet been defined. The Commission plans to release an issues paper by the end of 2010.