Fundraising Act 1998
35ACourt may make orders concerning distribution of appeal assets
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35A Court may make orders concerning distribution of appeal assets
(a) all the intended beneficiaries of a fundraising appeal refuse to accept the assets offered to them as a result of the appeal; or
(b) all the intended beneficiaries of a fundraising appeal no longer exist or cannot be found after all reasonable enquiries have been made; or
(c) a question or dispute arises as to how any or all of the assets received as a result of a fundraising appeal are to be distributed.
(2) The Director may apply to the Court for an order directing how the assets are to be distributed.
(3) The Court may make any order concerning the distribution of the assets that it thinks is appropriate having regard to the stated purpose of the appeal.
(4) The Court may make any consequential order it thinks is necessary to give effect to any order that it makes under subsection (3).