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Public Trustee Act 1978
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### sec.98 Definitions
In this division—
accountable person means a person (other than the Crown) or body (other than a body representing the Crown) having as an object the carrying on of any trade, business or profession in the ordinary course of which money is held for payment to others and includes—
a receiver; and
a statutory authority set up by any Act; and
a trustee company as defined in the Trustee Companies Act 1968 ; and
an entity prescribed by regulation to be an entity to which this division applies.
employer , in relation to an amount of unpaid wages—
has the meaning given by the Industrial Relations Act 2016 , section 7 ; or
if the unpaid wages relate to contracted work within the meaning of the Industrial Relations Act 2016 , section 355 —has the meaning given by the Industrial Relations Act 2016 , section 355 .
s 98 def employer ins 2022 No. 27 s 91 (1)
former employee , in relation to an amount of unpaid wages, means a former employee of an employer within the meaning of the Industrial Relations Act 2016 , section 8 .
s 98 def former employee ins 2022 No. 27 s 91 (1)
owner means the person entitled to any unclaimed moneys and the executors, administrators or assigns of such person and his, her or their lawful attorney or agent in Queensland.
unclaimed moneys means—
all principal and interest moneys and all dividends, bonuses, profits, and sums of money whatsoever which at any time have become payable (whether before or after the commencement of this Act) by an accountable person, in the course of the person’s trade, business or profession, to the owner and the whole or part of which have been in the possession of the accountable person for 2 years or more; and
all principal and interest moneys and all dividends, bonuses, profits, and other sums of money that—
are held by the State; and
have been in the possession of the State for 2 years or more after they have become payable to the owner; and
an unclaimed superannuation benefit; and
an amount of unpaid wages.
s 98 def unclaimed moneys amd 1997 No. 82 s 81 ; 2010 No. 26 s 117 ; 2011 No. 27 s 316 ; 2022 No. 27 s 91 (2)
unpaid wages see section 98B .
s 98 def unpaid wages ins 2022 No. 27 s 91 (1)
s 98 amd 1994 No. 24 s 3 (1) sch ; 1997 No. 9 s 60
- (a) a receiver; and
- (b) a statutory authority set up by any Act; and
- (c) a trustee company as defined in the Trustee Companies Act 1968 ; and
- (d) an entity prescribed by regulation to be an entity to which this division applies.
- (a) has the meaning given by the Industrial Relations Act 2016 , section 7 ; or
- (b) if the unpaid wages relate to contracted work within the meaning of the Industrial Relations Act 2016 , section 355 —has the meaning given by the Industrial Relations Act 2016 , section 355 .
- (a) all principal and interest moneys and all dividends, bonuses, profits, and sums of money whatsoever which at any time have become payable (whether before or after the commencement of this Act) by an accountable person, in the course of the person’s trade, business or profession, to the owner and the whole or part of which have been in the possession of the accountable person for 2 years or more; and
- (b) all principal and interest moneys and all dividends, bonuses, profits, and other sums of money that— (i) are held by the State; and (ii) have been in the possession of the State for 2 years or more after they have become payable to the owner; and
- (i) are held by the State; and
- (ii) have been in the possession of the State for 2 years or more after they have become payable to the owner; and
- (c) an unclaimed superannuation benefit; and
- (d) an amount of unpaid wages.
- (i) are held by the State; and
- (ii) have been in the possession of the State for 2 years or more after they have become payable to the owner; and