Collections Act 1966
sec.35DDonations for future disasters
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sec.35D Donations for future disasters
Any person desiring to donate moneys (including any moneys invested in any authorised trustee investment) for the benefit or relief of persons suffering distress whether physical, mental or financial, as a result of any future catastrophe or disaster arising from natural causes, inevitable accident, wilful act or negligence may pay moneys or provide by way of will or trust or otherwise for the payment of moneys to the disaster appeals trust fund. Section 35B shall apply to such moneys as if they had vested in the public trustee under section 35B (2) and the moneys shall vest in the public trustee on the day they are paid into the disaster appeals trust fund. s 35D ins 1977 No. 48 s 3 amd 1981 No. 34 s 11 ; 1997 No. 82 s 3 sch (sec.35D-ssec.1) Any person desiring to donate moneys (including any moneys invested in any authorised trustee investment) for the benefit or relief of persons suffering distress whether physical, mental or financial, as a result of any future catastrophe or disaster arising from natural causes, inevitable accident, wilful act or negligence may pay moneys or provide by way of will or trust or otherwise for the payment of moneys to the disaster appeals trust fund. (sec.35D-ssec.2) Section 35B shall apply to such moneys as if they had vested in the public trustee under section 35B (2) and the moneys shall vest in the public trustee on the day they are paid into the disaster appeals trust fund.