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Public Trustee Act 1979
70Administration of Public Trustee may be referred to Court
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70 Administration of Public Trustee may be referred to Court
(1) Upon an application to the Court, by any person showing to the
satisfaction of the Court that he or she has an interest in any
property for the time being administered by the Public Trustee, the
Court may summon the Public Trustee to attend at a time and place
in the summons mentioned for the purpose of answering the
allegations of the petition.
Part IX Miscellaneous
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(2) The Court, on the hearing of such summons may:
(a) make such order in relation to the conduct of the Public
Trustee in the matter giving rise to such petition as the Court
thinks fit; and
(b) order the Public Trustee to produce or to pay and deliver over
all money, books and documents in his or her possession,
control or custody to any person or persons named in such
order.