Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00034:section:291
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00034
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 291
Character Range: 464197–465130

291  Indemnification of Official Trustee
 (1) The Commonwealth must indemnify the *Official Trustee against any personal liability (including any personal liability as to costs) incurred by it for any act done, or omitted to be done, by it in the exercise, or purported exercise, of its powers and duties under this Act.
 (2) The Commonwealth has the same right of reimbursement in respect of a payment made under this indemnity as the *Official Trustee would have if the Official Trustee had made the payment.
 (3) This same right of reimbursement includes reimbursement under another indemnity given to the *Official Trustee.
 (4) Nothing in subsection (1) affects:
 (a) any other right the *Official Trustee has to be indemnified in respect of any personal liability referred to in that subsection; or
 (b) any other indemnity given to the Official Trustee in respect of any such personal liability.

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