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Guardianship and Administration Act 1990
Part 6Estate administration
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Part 6 — Estate administration
Division 1 — Appointment of administrator
64. Making of administration order 47
65. Emergency provision 48
66. Acts may be authorised without administration order 48
67. Non‑residents etc. 49
68. Who may be appointed administrator 50
Division 2 — Functions of administrators
69. Authority of administrator 51
70. Administrator to act in best interests of represented person 52
71. Authority which may be conferred on administrator 53
71A. Amendment of order to confer particular function 54
72. Further provisions as to authority of administrators 54
74. Administrator may apply for directions 55
75. Administrators to act unanimously 56
76. Administrator may employ agents 56
77. Represented person incapable of dealing with estate 56
78. Cessation of authority of administrator 57
79. Represented person bound by acts of administrator 58
80. Accounts 58
81. Enforcement of security 60
82. Transactions may be set aside 60
83. 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