22To whom administration may be granted

22 To whom administration may be granted (1) Subject to this section, the Court may grant administration of the estate of an intestate person to: (a) the spouse or de facto partner of the deceased person; (b) one or more of the next of kin; (c) the spouse or de facto partner conjointly with one or more of the next of kin; or (d) such person, whether a creditor or not of the deceased person, as the Court thinks fit. Administration and Probate Act 1969 7 (2) The Court shall not grant administration to a person who is not the spouse or de facto partner or one of the next of kin of the deceased unless: (a) there is no such spouse or de facto partner or next of kin; (b) there is no such spouse or de facto partner or next of kin within the jurisdiction who is, in the opinion of the Court, fit to be trusted; or (c) there is no such spouse or de facto partner or next of kin who, when duly cited, appears and prays for administration. (2A) References in subsections (1) and (2) to a spouse or de facto partner of a deceased person are references only to a spouse or de facto partner who is entitled to an interest in the deceased person's intestate estate. (3) The Court shall not grant administration to an infant.