51Notice of application to be served

51 Notice of application to be served (1) Where a person applies to a court for an order: (a) directing a payment to be made to the Public Trustee; (b) vesting property in the Public Trustee; or (c) appointing the Public Trustee as administrator, trustee, manager, guardian or committee, the Court shall not make an order without the consent of the Public Trustee or until the expiration of a period of 14 days after the service of a notice on the Public Trustee by the person applying to the Court. Part VI Acquisition of the right to administer estates Public Trustee Act 1979 26 (2) Where a court makes an order: (a) directing a payment to be made to the Public Trustee; (b) vesting property in the Public Trustee; or (c) appointing the Public Trustee as administrator, trustee, manager, guardian or committee, on the application of a person other than the Public Trustee, that person shall serve a sealed copy of the order of the court upon the Public Trustee and deliver to the Public Trustee a statement of the property affected by the order within 28 days of the making of the order. Maximum penalty: If the offender is a natural person – 100 penalty units. If the offender is a body corporate – 500 penalty units. (3) The statement of property affected by an order referred to in subsection (2) shall give details of where the property is situated, by whom it is held, details of any outstanding liabilities against the property and such other details as may be prescribed.