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Public Trustee Act 1978
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### sec.6 Definitions
In this Act—
appointed board member , for part 8A , see section 117V .
s 6 def appointed board member ins 2022 No. 8 s 3
benefit , in relation to a person, includes insurance on the life of that person and the education and advancement of that person.
board , for part 8A , see section 117V .
s 6 def board ins 2022 No. 8 s 3
board meeting , for part 8A , see section 117ZO (1) .
s 6 def board meeting ins 2022 No. 8 s 3
board member , for part 8A , see section 117ZB .
s 6 def board member ins 2022 No. 8 s 3
body includes a corporation, unincorporated body or association including a partnership or association of persons.
chief executive (corrective services) ...
s 6 def chief executive (corrective services) ins 2002 No. 34 s 43 sch 4
om 2006 No. 29 s 518 sch 3
common fund means a common fund established under section 19 .
s 6 def common fund sub 1997 No. 9 s 52
corporation means the corporate sole constituted by the public trustee under the name The Public Trustee of Queensland.
s 6 def corporation ins 1994 No. 24 s 3 (1) sch
court means the Supreme Court.
s 6 def court sub 2000 No. 8 s 263 sch 3
deputy public trustee ...
s 6 def deputy public trustee om 1994 No. 24 s 3 (1) sch
election to administer means an election filed pursuant to section 30 or 31 .
employer , in relation to an amount of unpaid wages, for part 8 , division 1 , see section 98 .
s 6 def employer ins 2022 No. 27 s 90
estate under administration means any property held, administered, managed or controlled by the public trustee in any capacity (including, for example, as personal representative, trustee, administrator, guardian, committee, manager, liquidator or receiver), and includes—
an estate under management as defined in section 64 ; and
an estate under administration that is administered jointly with someone else.
s 6 def estate under administration sub 1994 No. 24 s 3 (1) sch
former employee , for part 8 , division 1 , see section 98 .
s 6 def former employee ins 2022 No. 27 s 90
grant of administration means—
probate of the will of a deceased person; or
letters of administration of the estate of a deceased person, with or without the will annexed, for general, special or limited purposes; or
an order to administer; or
an election to administer;
and a reference to the making of a grant of administration includes the filing of an election to administer.
incapacitated person means an incapacitated person as defined in section 64 .
instrument includes any deed, will, agreement for a settlement, Act of Parliament or order of a court or any number of such instruments, whether made or passed before or after, or partly before and partly after, the commencement of this Act.
land ...
s 6 def land om 1991 No. 97 s 3 sch 2
Minister ...
s 6 def Minister sub 1990 No. 80 s 3 sch 1
om 1991 No. 97 s 3 sch 2
mortgage ...
s 6 def mortgage sub 1994 No. 24 s 3 (1) sch
om 1995 No. 57 s 4 sch 1
mortgagee ...
s 6 def mortgagee ins 1994 No. 24 s 3 (1) sch
om 1995 No. 57 s 4 sch 1
mortgagor ...
s 6 def mortgagor ins 1994 No. 24 s 3 (1) sch
om 1995 No. 57 s 4 sch 1
official solicitor means the official solicitor to the public trustee provided for in section 16 .
order to administer means an order of the court made pursuant to part 3 authorising the public trustee, either solely or jointly with someone else to administer the estate of a deceased person, whether general or special or limited in any way.
s 6 def order to administer amd 1994 No. 24 s 3 (1) sch
owner , in relation to property, includes any person having an estate or interest in the property.
permanent board member , for part 8A , see section 117V .
s 6 def permanent board member ins 2022 No. 8 s 3
personal information means information or a document about an individual’s affairs, but does not include—
information or a document that is publicly available; or
criminal history information within the meaning of section 117ZM (5) ; or
statistical or other information, or a document containing statistical or other information, that could not reasonably be expected to result in the identification of the individual to whom the information or document relates.
s 6 def personal information ins 2022 No. 8 s 3
personal representative means a person having a grant of administration.
person under a legal disability —
for section 59 —see section 59 (1A) ; and
otherwise—means a child.
s 6 def person under a legal disability ins 2000 No. 8 s 263 sch 3
proceedings includes any action, cause or matter and any other procedure, in court or otherwise, whether formal or informal, (including criminal proceedings as to property, the submission to arbitration or the lodging of a caveat) directed to the assertion, enforcement or protection of any right.
property includes real and personal property of every description or kind and wherever situated, any estate or interest therein, any debt, any thing in action and any other right or interest whether legal or equitable (including, without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing, rights as to rescission, avoidance or restitution).
s 6 def property amd 1994 No. 24 s 3 (1) sch
public trustee means—
as an individual—the Public Trustee of Queensland; or
in any other case—the corporation.
s 6 def public trustee sub 1994 No. 24 s 3 (1) sch
Real Property Acts ...
s 6 def Real Property Acts om 1994 No. 11 s 194 sch 2
registering authority means the registrar of titles or anyone else required or permitted to record interests in property.
s 6 def registering authority amd 1994 No. 11 s 194 sch 2
sub 1994 No. 24 s 3 (1) sch
spent conviction ...
s 6 def spent conviction ins 2022 No. 8 s 3
om 2023 No. 23 s 247 sch 1 s 4
stock includes stock (whether debenture, inscribed or otherwise), shares, debentures, units and notes (secured or otherwise) and other like investments.
trust includes—
implied and constructive trusts; and
cases where the trustee has a beneficial interest in the trust property; and
the duties incidental to a personal representative’s office;
but does not include the duties incidental to a mortgaged interest.
s 6 def trust sub 1994 No. 24 s 3 (1) sch
trustee means a person who administers a trust.
s 6 def trustee ins 1994 No. 24 s 3 (1) sch
unclaimed moneys fund means the account maintained pursuant to section 25 .
under a legal disability ...
s 6 def under a legal disability om 2000 No. 8 s 263 sch 3
unpaid wages , for part 8 , division 1 , see section 98B .
s 6 def unpaid wages ins 2022 No. 27 s 90
will ...
s 6 def will om 1994 No. 11 s 194 sch 2
s 6 amd 1995 No. 57 s 4 sch 1
- (a) an estate under management as defined in section 64 ; and
- (b) an estate under administration that is administered jointly with someone else.
- (a) probate of the will of a deceased person; or
- (b) letters of administration of the estate of a deceased person, with or without the will annexed, for general, special or limited purposes; or
- (c) an order to administer; or
- (d) an election to administer;
- (a) information or a document that is publicly available; or
- (b) criminal history information within the meaning of section 117ZM (5) ; or
- (c) statistical or other information, or a document containing statistical or other information, that could not reasonably be expected to result in the identification of the individual to whom the information or document relates.
- (a) for section 59 —see section 59 (1A) ; and
- (b) otherwise—means a child.
- (a) as an individual—the Public Trustee of Queensland; or
- (b) in any other case—the corporation.
- (a) implied and constructive trusts; and
- (b) cases where the trustee has a beneficial interest in the trust property; and
- (c) the duties incidental to a personal representative’s office;