managing trustee

Role / OfficeReferenced in 2 bills

Trusts Bill 2024

This bill replaces Queensland's 50-year-old Trusts Act 1973 with modernised trusts legislation. It clarifies what trustees must and can do, makes it easier to deal with common trust problems without going to court, and strengthens protections for people who benefit from trusts.

21/5/2024· Lapsed· Hon Y D'Ath MP

Justice & RightsBusiness & EconomySeniors

Trusts Bill 2025

This bill replaces Queensland's 50-year-old Trusts Act 1973 with a modernised framework for managing trusts. It implements recommendations from the Queensland Law Reform Commission's review, updating trustee powers and duties, strengthening beneficiary protections, and making trust disputes easier and cheaper to resolve through expanded District Court jurisdiction.

18/2/2025· PASSED with amendment· Hon D Frecklington MP

Justice & RightsBusiness & EconomyGovernment & Elections