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Public Trustee Act 1979
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73 Public Trustee may act on information
(1) The Public Trustee may, in the administration of a trust or an
estate, or in the performance of a power or duty under this Act or
any other Act, act on information as to matters of fact which to the
Public Trustee appear credible.
(2) The Public Trustee may allow a claim which is made before him or
her on oath or upon the affidavit, declaration or statement of the
claimant alone or, where the Public Trustee thinks fit to call for
other evidence, upon such evidence as the Public Trustee requires.
(3) The Public Trustee may at any time require a person to make a
statutory declaration or produce other sufficient evidence to support
a claim and may refuse to admit the claim or to take any action to
acquit the claim until the declaration or evidence is produced.
(4) Where the Public Trustee acts in good faith and in accordance with
this section in acquitting or refusing to acquit a claim, the Public
Trustee shall not be liable for any damage suffered by a person by
reason of the acquitting or failing to acquit a claim.
Part IX Miscellaneous
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