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Public Trustee Act 1978
sec.99APublic trustee’s register of unclaimed moneys
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### sec.99A Public trustee’s register of unclaimed moneys
The public trustee must keep a register of unclaimed moneys paid to the public trustee under this division or the Industrial Relations Act 2016 , section 375 .
The register must contain the following details—
the name, and last known address, of the person for whom the moneys are held;
the amount held for the person;
if the moneys are an unclaimed superannuation benefit—
the name of the fund in which the unclaimed moneys were held; and
the following particulars about the member of the fund to whom, or in relation to whom, the amount was payable—
membership number;
date of birth;
last known address;
if the moneys are an amount of unpaid wages—
the name of the employer who paid the amount to the public trustee; and
the following particulars about the former employee to whom the amount was payable—
name;
date of birth;
last known address;
any other detail prescribed under a regulation.
The public trustee may publish details in the register on the public trustee’s website or by any other way decided by the public trustee.
A person may, on payment of the fee fixed under section 17 , inspect the register and obtain a copy of the details in the register.
The details in the register published under subsection (3) must be the minimum details considered by the public trustee as necessary to give reasonable notice to the person for whom the money is held.
The public trustee may remove from the register the details mentioned in subsection (2) in relation to an amount held for a person if the amount held remains unclaimed for 25 years.
After 6 years, the amount will be transferred from the fund to the consolidated fund, but the register will continue to record the details of the amount for 25 years from the date on which the moneys were received into the unclaimed moneys fund.
s 99A ins 1997 No. 9 s 62
amd 2002 No. 34 s 48 ; 2010 No. 26 s 118 ; 2011 No. 27 s 317 ; 2022 No. 27 s 93
(sec.99A-ssec.1) The public trustee must keep a register of unclaimed moneys paid to the public trustee under this division or the Industrial Relations Act 2016 , section 375 .
(sec.99A-ssec.2) The register must contain the following details— the name, and last known address, of the person for whom the moneys are held; the amount held for the person; if the moneys are an unclaimed superannuation benefit— the name of the fund in which the unclaimed moneys were held; and the following particulars about the member of the fund to whom, or in relation to whom, the amount was payable— membership number; date of birth; last known address; if the moneys are an amount of unpaid wages— the name of the employer who paid the amount to the public trustee; and the following particulars about the former employee to whom the amount was payable— name; date of birth; last known address; any other detail prescribed under a regulation.
(sec.99A-ssec.3) The public trustee may publish details in the register on the public trustee’s website or by any other way decided by the public trustee.
(sec.99A-ssec.4) A person may, on payment of the fee fixed under section 17 , inspect the register and obtain a copy of the details in the register.
(sec.99A-ssec.5) The details in the register published under subsection (3) must be the minimum details considered by the public trustee as necessary to give reasonable notice to the person for whom the money is held.
(sec.99A-ssec.6) The public trustee may remove from the register the details mentioned in subsection (2) in relation to an amount held for a person if the amount held remains unclaimed for 25 years. After 6 years, the amount will be transferred from the fund to the consolidated fund, but the register will continue to record the details of the amount for 25 years from the date on which the moneys were received into the unclaimed moneys fund.
- (a) the name, and last known address, of the person for whom the moneys are held;
- (b) the amount held for the person;
- (c) if the moneys are an unclaimed superannuation benefit— (i) the name of the fund in which the unclaimed moneys were held; and (ii) the following particulars about the member of the fund to whom, or in relation to whom, the amount was payable— (A) membership number; (B) date of birth; (C) last known address;
- (i) the name of the fund in which the unclaimed moneys were held; and
- (ii) the following particulars about the member of the fund to whom, or in relation to whom, the amount was payable— (A) membership number; (B) date of birth; (C) last known address;
- (A) membership number;
- (B) date of birth;
- (C) last known address;
- (d) if the moneys are an amount of unpaid wages— (i) the name of the employer who paid the amount to the public trustee; and (ii) the following particulars about the former employee to whom the amount was payable— (A) name; (B) date of birth; (C) last known address;
- (i) the name of the employer who paid the amount to the public trustee; and
- (ii) the following particulars about the former employee to whom the amount was payable— (A) name; (B) date of birth; (C) last known address;
- (A) name;
- (B) date of birth;
- (C) last known address;
- (e) any other detail prescribed under a regulation.
- (i) the name of the fund in which the unclaimed moneys were held; and
- (ii) the following particulars about the member of the fund to whom, or in relation to whom, the amount was payable— (A) membership number; (B) date of birth; (C) last known address;
- (A) membership number;
- (B) date of birth;
- (C) last known address;
- (A) membership number;
- (B) date of birth;
- (C) last known address;
- (i) the name of the employer who paid the amount to the public trustee; and
- (ii) the following particulars about the former employee to whom the amount was payable— (A) name; (B) date of birth; (C) last known address;
- (A) name;
- (B) date of birth;
- (C) last known address;
- (A) name;
- (B) date of birth;
- (C) last known address;