29Verification of transmission

29 Verification of transmission

(1) Every transmission application shall be verified by statutory declaration or in such other manner as the Treasurer allows, and (a) in the case of a transmission consequent on death, the probate of the will, letters of administration or other instrument authorizing a person to administer the estate of a deceased person shall be produced to the Registrar; and (b) in the case of a transmission consequent on bankruptcy, an office copy of the adjudication or order of sequestration shall be delivered to the Registrar. (2) Where an amount of stock not exceeding the prescribed amount is inscribed in the name of a person who has died, the Treasurer may dispense with the requirement of paragraph (1)(a), and may authorize the transmission of the stock to such person as he or she thinks fit. (3) No person shall have any claim against the Commonwealth in respect of any transmission in pursuance of subsection (2), but nothing in this section shall relieve the person to whom the stock is transmitted from any liability to account for or deal with the stock in accordance with law.