Delay by the NSW Trustee and Guardian (or other tutor) in bringing a family provision application is not automatically excused and does not itself constitute sufficient reason for the court to extend time. A beneficiary of an estate is entitled to inspect the accounts of the estate without needing to demonstrate any default by the trustee. A discretionary power to pay income from a trust necessarily implies a discretion to defer payment of that income.
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