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Administration and Probate Act 1969
33Power as to appointment of administrator
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33 Power as to appointment of administrator
The Court may, in any case where a person dies:
(a) intestate;
(b) leaving a will, but without having appointed an executor
thereof; or
(c) leaving a will and having appointed an executor thereof, who:
(i) is not willing and competent to take probate; or
(ii) is resident out of the Territory,
if it thinks it necessary or convenient, appoint some person to be
the administrator of the estate of the deceased person or of any
part of the estate, upon his or her giving such security (if any) as
the Court directs, and every such administration may be limited as
the Court thinks fit.