Public Trustee Act 1930
36Public Trustee may be appointed to represent parties in legal proceedings
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36 Public Trustee may be appointed to represent parties in legal proceedings
[Section 36 Substituted by No. 14 of 1977, s. 7 ]
(1) The Public Trustee may, with his consent, be appointed or directed by a court to represent a party in any proceedings in that court or a person or class of persons interested in those proceedings.
(2) [Section 36 Subsection (2) amended by No. 66 of 2007, Sched. 1, Applied:31 Dec 2008] Where an appointment or direction is made under subsection (1) , the Public Trustee is entitled to be represented in the relevant proceedings, and the costs and expenses of his representation, as between Australian legal practitioner and client, and a reasonable fee for his services shall be paid to the Public Trustee out of any estate, funds, or property the subject of the proceedings, or otherwise as the court thinks fit.