20BProvision of account during administration of estate

20B Provision of account during administration of estate (1) During the administration of an estate, the Public Trustee must, on application by a person with a proper interest in the administration, provide the person with an account of: (a) the assets and liabilities of the estate; (b) the Public Trustee's administration of the estate; (c) the investments made from the estate; (d) the distributions made from the estate; and

Part V Investment of estate funds and common funds Public Trustee Act 1979 10 (e) any other expenditure (including fees and commissions) from the estate. (2) If: (a) the Public Trustee has provided an account to a person in accordance with subsection (1); and (b) the person applies for a further account within 3 months after the date on which the previous account was provided, the Public Trustee need not provide the person with a further account until the end of that 3 months. (3) The Public Trustee may charge a reasonable fee for providing an account under this section. (4) If the Public Trustee fails to provide a proper account under this section the Court may, on application by the person who sought the account or any other person who has a proper interest in the matter, make one or both of the following orders: (a) an order that the Public Trustee must prepare and deliver proper accounts; (b) an order that an officer of the Court or other specified person must investigate the administration of the estate, and may make incidental or ancillary orders. Part V Investment of estate funds and common funds