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Public Trustee Act 1941
Div 2Public Trustee as executor or administrator
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Division 2 — Public Trustee as executor or administrator
8. Appointment of Public Trustee as executor 11
9. Pending probate or administration estate of deceased to vest in Public Trustee 11
10. Public Trustee may apply for order for administration of estate of deceased person 12
11. Public Trustee to be preferred to creditor as administrator, in certain cases 14
12. Public Trustee may be appointed to act by executors and administrators 15
12A. Public Trustee’s powers on appointment as agent of executor, administrator etc. 16
13. Application for removal of executor or administrator of an estate and for administration by the Public Trustee 17
14. Election to administer estate not exceeding the prescribed amount, without order to administer 18
16. Public Trustee may pay over balance to proper officer etc. 19
17. If property has escheated to the Crown 21
18. Payment to parent etc. of distributive shares of infant children where net amount is under $5 000 21