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PART 3 – TRUSTEE ACT 1898 AMENDED
13. Principal Act
14. Section 25A amended (Distribution of property or estate after
notice by trustee or executor or administrator)
15. Schedule II repealed
PART 4 – TRUSTEE COMPANIES ACT 1953 AMENDED
16. Principal Act
17. Section 10A amended (Election to administer small estates
without grant of probate, &c.)
18. Section 18 amended (Commission chargeable by trustee
company)

PART 1 – PRELIMINARY
1. Short title
This Act may be cited as the Trustee Legislation
(Miscellaneous Amendments) Act 2006.
2. Commencement
This Act commences on a day to be proclaimed.

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Act No. of
s. 3 Part 2 – Public Trustee Act 1930 Amended

4 PART 2 – PUBLIC TRUSTEE ACT 1930 AMENDED
3. Principal Act
In this Part, the Public Trustee Act 1930* is
referred to as the Principal Act.
4. Section 3 amended (Interpretation)
Section 3(1) of the Principal Act is amended as
follows:
(a) by omitting “person.
” from the definition
of “spouse” and substituting “person;
”;
(b) by inserting the following definition after
the definition of “spouse”:
“trust instrument” includes an order
of a court that gives rise to a trust.
5. Section 20 amended (Administration of small
estates without grant of probate or administration)
Section 20 of the Principal Act is amended as
follows:
(a) by omitting from subsection (1)
“$20 000
” and substituting “the
prescribed amount
”;

*No. 61 of 1930

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5 (b) by omitting from subsection (4)(a) “the
sum of $21 000
” and substituting “the
prescribed amount
”.
6. Section 20A amended (Administration of small
estates)
Section 20A of the Principal Act is amended as
follows:
(a) by omitting from subsection (1) “$2 000
”
and substituting “the prescribed amount
”;
(b) by omitting from subsection (5) “$2 000
”
and substituting “the prescribed amount
”.
7. Section 32 amended (Express powers of Public
Trustee)
Section 32 of the Principal Act is amended as
follows:
(a) by omitting from subsection (1)(y)
“$5 000
” and substituting “the prescribed
amount
”;
(b) by omitting from subsection (1)(z)
“Commissioner of Taxes
” and
substituting “Commissioner of State
Revenue
”;
(c) by omitting subsection (2);
(d) by omitting subsection (4).

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6 8. Section 34 amended (Power of Public Trustee to
apply income and capital for maintenance, &c., of
infant)
Section 34(1)(b) of the Principal Act is amended
by omitting “the sum of $2 000
” and substituting
“the prescribed amount
”.
9. Section 56 amended (Allowance by Public Trustee
of claims, &c., against estates)
Section 56(c) of the Principal Act is amended by
omitting “$5 000
” and substituting “the
prescribed amount
”.
10. Section 63 amended (Payment of small sums
without probate or letters of administration)
Section 63(1) of the Principal Act is amended by
omitting “$2 000
” and substituting “the
prescribed amount
”.
11. Section 72 amended (Remedy against Public
Trustee)
Section 72 of the Principal Act is amended as
follows:
(a) by omitting “him
” and substituting “the
Public Trustee
”;
(b) by omitting “his
” and substituting “its ”.

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7 12. Section 74 amended (Power of Public Trustee to
submit certain matters for opinion or direction of
judge)
Section 74(1) of the Principal Act is amended by
omitting “$10 000
” and substituting “the
prescribed amount
”.

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Act No. of
s. 13 Part 3 – Trustee Act 1898 Amended

8 PART 3 – TRUSTEE ACT 1898 AMENDED
13. Principal Act
In this Part, the Trustee Act 1898* is referred to
as the Principal Act.
14. Section 25A amended (Distribution of property or
estate after notice by trustee or executor or
administrator)
Section 25A of the Principal Act is amended by
omitting subsection (2) and substituting the
following subsection:
(2) Subject to subsection (3), the notice
required to be given by a trustee or an
executor or administrator of a deceased
person for the purposes of subsection (1)
is to be published –
(a) in the Gazette; and
(b) in at least one newspaper
published or circulating in the
locality in which the deceased
person resided or carried on
business immediately before his
or her death.

*No. 34 of 1898

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9 15. Schedule II repealed
Schedule II to the Principal Act is repealed.

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Act No. of
s. 16 Part 4 – Trustee Companies Act 1953 Amended

10 PART 4 – TRUSTEE COMPANIES ACT 1953
AMENDED
16. Principal Act
In this Part, the Trustee Companies Act 1953* is
referred to as the Principal Act.
17. Section 10A amended (Election to administer small
estates without grant of probate, &c.)
Section 10A of the Principal Act is amended as
follows:
(a) by omitting from subsection (1)(c)
“$20 000
” and substituting “the
prescribed amount
”;
(b) by omitting from subsection (6)(a)
“$22 000
” and substituting “the
prescribed amount
”.
18. Section 18 amended (Commission chargeable by
trustee company)
Section 18(4A) of the Principal Act is amended
as follows:
(a) by omitting “$100 or such other amount
as may be prescribed
” and substituting
“the prescribed amount
”;

*No. 72 of 1953

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11 (b) by omitting “sum
” and substituting
“amount
”.
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