This legislation has been repealed.
- As at 1 July 2009 - Act 19 of 1913 TABLE OF PROVISIONS Long Title PART 1 - PRELIMINARY 1. Name of Act, construction and commencement 2. (Repealed) 3. Repeal 4. Office of curator abolished 4A. Definitions PART 2 - THE PUBLIC TRUSTEE 5. Office of Public Trustee 6. Deputy Public Trustees 7. Public Trustee a corporation sole 8. (Repealed) 9. Fees charged 10. Appointment of agents 11. Property vested and powers transferred PART 3 - POWERS, DUTIES, AND IMMUNITIES OF PUBLIC TRUSTEE Division 1 - General 12. General powers and duties Division 2 - Public Trustee as trustee 13. Appointment under wills and settlements 14, 15. (Repealed) 16. Vesting of trust property 17. Where consent to appointment refused Division 3 - Public Trustee as executor or administrator 18. Grant of probate or administration to Public Trustee 18A. Election by Public Trustee to administer Division 4 - Public Trustee as collector under an order to collect 19-22. (Repealed) 23. When there is reasonable ground to believe that any person has died intestate leaving property in the jurisdiction, the Public Trustee may obtain order to administer without strict proof of death 24, 25. (Repealed) 26. Consular officers in New South Wales to receive residue for residents in foreign countries 27-33. (Repealed) Division 5 - Special powers of Public Trustee 34. Maintenance etc of minor or incapable person 34A. Small estates 34B. Dispute by Public Trustee of any claim 34C. Payment of money without grant of administration 35. General powers of Public Trustee 35A. Public Trustee not required to file accounts Division 6 - Investments 36. Manner of investment 36A. Common fund 36B. Estates Guarantee and Reserve Account 36C. Surplus income from common fund 36D. (Repealed) 36E. Withdrawal from the common fund 36F. Power to make advances 36G. Investment in common fund of money paid into court 37. Liability of Consolidated Fund Division 7 - Accounts 38. Moneys in Public Trustee's account to be Crown property 39-41. (Repealed) 42. Payments to Public Trustee's account Division 8 - Shares and stock 43. Shares and stock Division 9 - Entitlement to costs in certain cases 43A. Application in respect of will 43B. Application on intestacy Division 10 - Protection to Public Trustee 44. Certain acts of Public Trustee taken to be bona fide 45. Protection from personal liability for certain acts 46. Protection from personal liability in respect of certain goods 47. Proceeds of sale of goods of third person 48. Remedy against Public Trustee PART 4 - MISCELLANEOUS 49. No bond by Public Trustee 50. Certificate of Public Trustee evidence 51. Service of orders on Public Trustee 52. Escheat 53-53D. (Repealed) 54. Disclosure of property to Public Trustee 55. Reciprocity where deceased domiciled in other States or New Zealand 56. Where deceased domiciled in New South Wales and administration granted in other States or New Zealand 57. Australian legal practitioner, accountant etc conducting business of estate 58. Stamp duty 59. Regulations 60. (Repealed) Schedule - Enactments of Principal Act repealed by this Act