Guardianship and Administration Act 1990
Part 6Estate administration
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Part 6 — Estate administration
Division 1 — Appointment of administrator
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Making of administration order 47
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Emergency provision 48
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Acts may be authorised without administration order 48
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Non‑residents etc. 49
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Who may be appointed administrator 50
Division 2 — Functions of administrators
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Authority of administrator 51
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Administrator to act in best interests of represented person 52
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Authority which may be conferred on administrator 53
71A. Amendment of order to confer particular function 54
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Further provisions as to authority of administrators 54
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Administrator may apply for directions 55
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Administrators to act unanimously 56
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Administrator may employ agents 56
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Represented person incapable of dealing with estate 56
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Cessation of authority of administrator 57
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Represented person bound by acts of administrator 58
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Accounts 58
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Enforcement of security 60
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Transactions may be set aside 60
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Saving for certain rules of court 61
Division 3 — Interjurisdictional arrangements in relation to administration powers
83A. Reciprocating States 61
83B. Foreign administrator may authorise Public Trustee to administer property in this State 62
83C. Administrator may authorise relevant official to administer property in reciprocating State 62
83D. Interstate arrangements for recognition of administration orders 63