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Public Trustee Act 1979
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5 LIST OF AMENDMENTS
s 5 amd No. 52, 1981, s 4; No. 64, 1986, s 2(2); No. 14, 1987, s 3; No. 28, 1993,
s 3; No. 102, 1998, s 4; No. 4, 2024, s 95
s 4A ins No. 8, 2002, s 4
s 7 rep No. 52, 1981, s 5
s 8 amd No. 52, 1981, s 6; No. 102, 1998, s 14; No. 4, 2024, s 96; No. 35, 2025,
s 16
s 9 amd No. 102, 1998, s 14
ss 9A – 9B ins No. 4, 2024, s 97
s 10 amd No. 102, 1998, s 14
s 11 amd No. 102, 1998, s 14; No. 8, 2002, s 13; No. 12, 2010, s 3; No. 40, 2010,
s 118
s 12 amd No. 102, 1998, ss 5 and 13; No. 8, 2002, s 5
s 13 amd No. 102, 1998, s 13
s 14 amd No. 23, 1997, s 6; No. 37, 1998, s 4; No. 102, 1998, s 6; No. 38, 2002,
s 6; No. 4, 2007, s 7; No. 12, 2009, s 13; No. 4, 2017, s 34
s 16 amd No. 23, 1997, s 6; No. 37, 1998, s 4; No. 102, 1998, s 14; No. 38, 2002,
s 6; No. 4, 2017, s 34; No. 4, 2024, s 98
s 17 amd No. 102, 1998, ss 13 and 14
s 18 amd No. 102, 1998, s 7
s 19 amd No. 102, 1998, ss 8 and 14
ss 20A – 20B ins No. 8, 2002, s 6
pt V hdg amd No. 102, 1998, s 9
s 21 amd No. 52, 1981, s 7
sub No. 102, 1998, s 10
s 22 sub No. 102, 1998, s 10
s 23 amd No. 8, 1996, s 3
sub No. 102, 1998, s 10
s 24 amd No. 39, 1992, s 3; No. 8, 1996, s 3
sub No. 102, 1998, s 10
ss 24A – 24B ins No. 102, 1998, s 10
s 24C ins No. 102, 1998, s 10
amd No. 8, 2002, s 13
s 25 amd No. 102, 1998, s 14
s 26 amd No. 102, 1998, ss 13 and 14
s 27 amd No. 23, 1997, s 6; No. 37, 1998, s 4; No. 102, 1998, ss 13 and 14;
No. 38, 2002, s 6; No. 4, 2017, s 34
s 28 amd No. 102, 1998, s 11
ins No. 8, 2002, s 7
s 29 amd No. 102, 1998, ss 13 and 14
s 30 amd No. 45, 2000, s 11; No. 102, 1998, ss 13 and 14
ENDNOTES
Public Trustee Act 1979 51
s 31 amd No. 102, 1998, ss 13 and 14
s 32 amd No. 102, 1998, s 14; No. 36, 2013, s 139
s 35 amd No. 16, 1988, s 3; No. 92, 1998, s 18; No. 102, 1998, s 14
rep No. 8, 2002, s 8
s 38 sub No. 52, 1981, s 8
amd No. 102, 1998, s 14
s 39 amd No. 102, 1998, s 14
s 43 amd No. 102, 1998, s 14
s 45 amd No. 102, 1998, s 14
ss 46 – 47 amd No. 102, 1998, s 14
rep No. 8, 2002, s 8
ss 48 – 50 amd No. 102, 1998, s 14
s 51 amd No. 8, 2002, s 9; No. 12, 2010, s 3
pt VII hdg rep No. 8, 2002, s 10
s 53 amd No. 16, 1988, s 4; No. 92, 1998, s 18
rep No. 8, 2002, s 10
s 54 amd No. 16, 1988, s 5; No. 92, 1998, s 18
rep No. 8, 2002, s 10
s 55 rep No. 8, 2002, s 10
s 56 amd No. 52, 1981, s 9
rep No. 8, 2002, s 10
s 57 rep No. 52, 1981, s 10
s 59 amd No. 102, 1998, s 14
s 59A ins No. 52, 1981, s 11
amd No. 62, 2001, s 15; No. 38, 2014, s 2
s 60 amd No. 52, 1981, s 12; No. 82, 1991, s 10; No. 102, 1998, ss 13 and 14;
No. 1, 2004, s 62
s 63 amd No. 102, 1998, s 13
s 65 amd No. 102, 1998, ss 13 and 14; No. 4, 2007, s 7
s 66 amd No. 102, 1998, s 13; No. 4, 2007, s 7
s 67 amd No. 102, 1998, ss 13 and 14; No. 4, 2007, s 7
s 67A ins No. 52, 1981, s 13
amd No. 18, 1986, s 3; No. 59, 1990, s 4; No. 45, 2000, s 11; No. 17, 2001,
s 21; No. 102, 1998, s 13; No. 4, 2007, s 7
s 68 amd No. 102, 1998, s 14
rep No. 8, 2002, s 11
ss 70 – 72 amd No. 102, 1998, s 14
s 72A ins No. 52, 1981, s 14
amd No. 45, 2000, s 11; No. 102, 1998, s 14
s 73 amd No. 102, 1998, s 14
s 74 sub No. 102, 1998, s 12
amd No. 8, 2002, s 13
s 76 amd No. 102, 1998, s 14
amd No. 8, 2002, s 13
s 77 amd No. 102, 1998, s 14
s 80 amd No. 102, 1998, s 14
rep No. 8, 2002, s 11
s 81 amd No. 102, 1998, s 14
s 82 amd No. 102, 1998, s 14
rep No. 8, 2002, s 11
s 84 amd No. 102, 1998, s 14
s 85 rep No. 8, 2002, s 11
s 87 amd No. 102, 1998, s 14
s 88 amd No. 14, 1987, s 4
ss 88A – 88C ins No. 14, 1987, s 5
rep No. 62, 2000, s 3
s 92 amd No. 102, 1998, s 14
s 95 amd No. 102, 1998, s 14
ENDNOTES
Public Trustee Act 1979 52
s 97 amd No. 102, 1998, s 14
sub No. 8, 2002, s 12
ss 98 – 100 amd No. 102, 1998, s 14
pt X hdg ins No. 35, 2025, s 17
s 102 ins No. 35, 2025, s 17