Whether a beneficiary under a discretionary trust has a proprietary interest in the trust property, which may be considered ‘property’ for the purposes of the Bankruptcy Act 1966 (Cth), when the beneficiary has effectively controlled the trustee’s power of selection. Whether a trustee in bankruptcy of a beneficiary of a discretionary trust has standing to seek the appointment of a receiver over trust property in order to wind up the trust.
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