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Public Trustee Act 1979
94Actions outside Australia
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94 Actions outside Australia
(1) Where any personal estate is payable or deliverable by the Public
Trustee to a person outside Australia, the Attorney-General may
authorize the Public Trustee to pay or deliver the same to any
official, consular officer or accredited agent of the country of which
that person is a national.
(2) The receipt of an official, consular officer or accredited agent of
personal estate payable or deliverable under subsection (1) shall be
a sufficient discharge to the Public Trustee who shall not be further
concerned to see to the application of the personal estate.