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Administration and Probate Act 1929
57Summary application for legacy etc
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57 Summary application for legacy etc
If the executor or administrator, after written request, neglects or
refuses to—
(a) sign that acknowledgment; or
(b) execute a conveyance of land devised to the devisee; or
(c) pay or hand over to the person entitled any legacy or residuary
bequest;
the devisee or person may apply to the Supreme Court, calling on the
executor or administrator to show cause why he or she should not
comply with the request, and the court may make any order in the
matter it considers appropriate.