59Public Trustee may apply

59 Public Trustee may apply (1) The Public Trustee may apply to the Court to be appointed manager of any property to which section 58 applies. (2) An application under subsection (1) may be made ex parte by the Public Trustee to the Court and, on the Court being satisfied that the appointment is advisable in the interests of the owner of the property or in the interests of any other person, the Court may order that the Public Trustee be appointed as the manager of that property. (3) The Public Trustee shall cause a notice of his or her application for appointment as manager under this section to be published in the Gazette. (4) In any case where the Court considers that due inquiry has not been made as to the owner of a property or of his or her whereabouts in any application made under subsection (1) the Court may before making any order, require further inquiry to be made and adjourn the application. (5) No property shall vest in the Public Trustee by reason only of the fact that he or she is appointed or becomes manager of that property under this section. (6) The Public Trustee may apply to the Court for an order vesting the property the subject of this section in the Public Trustee as manager.

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