73Temporary provision for maintenance

73 Temporary provision for maintenance

73 Temporary provision for maintenance

(cf PE Act, s 72)

(1) The NSW Trustee may, if of the opinion that it is desirable to do so, make an order authorising payments from any part of the estate of a managed person for the provision of maintenance and other necessary requirements of the managed person or the managed person’s family, pending orders being made as to the management of the estate.

(2) An order—

(a) is to be in writing addressed to the person holding the relevant part of the estate and the person to whom payment is to be made, and

(b) is to specify the person or persons, or the purposes, for which the payment is to be made, and

(c) may specify the purposes for which the payment is to be used, and

(d) is to specify the amount payable.

(3) A person to whom an amount is paid under this section must, if directed to do so by the NSW Trustee, account to the NSW Trustee for the application of the amount.