Trusts Act 2025
sec.135Giving notice of intention to distribute
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sec.135 Giving notice of intention to distribute
A trustee who intends to distribute trust property may give notice of that intention by— publishing, under subsection (2) or (3) , a notice that requires any person having any claim to, or against, the trust property, whether as a creditor or beneficiary or otherwise, to send particulars of the person’s claim to the trustee by a stated day (the closing day ) that is at least 2 months after the day the notice is published; and giving any other notices the court may direct. If the notice under subsection (1) (a) is included in a notice of intention to apply for a grant, the notice of intention to apply for a grant must be published in the way required under the Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 1999 . If the notice under subsection (1) (a) is not included in a notice of intention to apply for a grant, the notice must be published— in a newspaper circulating throughout the State and sold at least once each week; or on a website approved for the purpose— by regulation; or by the Chief Justice, by notice published on the Queensland Courts website. In this section— notice of intention to apply for a grant means a notice, in the approved form under the Supreme Court of Queensland Act 1991 , of intention to apply for a grant within the meaning of the Succession Act 1981 , section 5 . (sec.135-ssec.1) A trustee who intends to distribute trust property may give notice of that intention by— publishing, under subsection (2) or (3) , a notice that requires any person having any claim to, or against, the trust property, whether as a creditor or beneficiary or otherwise, to send particulars of the person’s claim to the trustee by a stated day (the closing day ) that is at least 2 months after the day the notice is published; and giving any other notices the court may direct. (sec.135-ssec.2) If the notice under subsection (1) (a) is included in a notice of intention to apply for a grant, the notice of intention to apply for a grant must be published in the way required under the Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 1999 . (sec.135-ssec.3) If the notice under subsection (1) (a) is not included in a notice of intention to apply for a grant, the notice must be published— in a newspaper circulating throughout the State and sold at least once each week; or on a website approved for the purpose— by regulation; or by the Chief Justice, by notice published on the Queensland Courts website. (sec.135-ssec.4) In this section— notice of intention to apply for a grant means a notice, in the approved form under the Supreme Court of Queensland Act 1991 , of intention to apply for a grant within the meaning of the Succession Act 1981 , section 5 .
- (a) publishing, under subsection (2) or (3) , a notice that requires any person having any claim to, or against, the trust property, whether as a creditor or beneficiary or otherwise, to send particulars of the person’s claim to the trustee by a stated day (the closing day ) that is at least 2 months after the day the notice is published; and