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PUBLIC TRUSTEE ACT 1941 - NOTES

Notes

1 This is a compilation of the Public Trustee Act 1941 and includes the amendments made by the other written laws referred to in the following table 7. The table also contains information about any reprint.

Compilation table

Short title

Number and year

Assent

Commencement

Public Trustee Act 1941

26 of 1941
(5 Geo. VI No. 26)

8 Dec 1941

1 Jul 1942 (see s. 1(2) and Gazette 26 Jun 1942 p. 689)

Public Trustee Act Amendment Act 1947

12 of 1947
(11 Geo. VI No. 12)

1 Nov 1947

1 Nov 1947

Public Trustee Act Amendment Act 1950

7 of 1950
(14 Geo. VI No. 7)

15 Nov 1950

15 Nov 1950

Public Trustee Act Amendment Act 1953

19 of 1953
(2 Eliz. II No. 19)

7 Dec 1953

7 Dec 1953

Public Trustee Act Amendment Act 1962

34 of 1962
(11 Eliz. II No. 34)

29 Oct 1962

1 Jul 1966 (see s. 2 and Gazette 4 Mar 1966 p. 589)

Public Trustee Act Amendment Act 1964

48 of 1964
(13 Eliz. II No. 48)

19 Nov 1964

19 Nov 1964

Decimal Currency Act 1965

113 of 1965

21 Dec 1965

Act other than s. 4-9: 21 Dec 1965 (see s. 2(1));
s. 4-9: 14 Feb 1966 (see s. 2(2))

Public Trustee Act Amendment Act 1968

64 of 1968

18 Nov 1968

18 Nov 1968

Reprint of the Public Trustee Act 1941 approved 19 Mar 1969 in Vol. 22 of Reprinted Acts (includes amendments listed above)

Public Trustee Act Amendment Act 1972

28 of 1972

9 Jun 1972

1 Jul 1972 (see s. 2 and Gazette 30 Jun 1972 p. 2098)

Public Trustee Act Amendment Act 1975

1 of 1975

9 May 1975

9 May 1975

Public Trustee Act Amendment Act 1978

25 of 1978

18 May 1978

Act other than s. 3, 4 and 6: 18 May 1978 (see s. 2(1));
s. 3, 4 and 6: 1 Jul 1978 (see s. 2(2) and Gazette 16 Jun 1978 p. 1872)

Acts Amendment (Master, Supreme Court) Act 1979 Pt. XIII

67 of 1979

21 Nov 1979

11 Feb 1980 (see s. 2 and Gazette 8 Feb 1980 p. 383)

Reprint of the Public Trustee Act 1941 approved 4 Feb 1981 (includes amendments listed above)

Public Trustee Amendment Act 1982

19 of 1982

27 May 1982

27 May 1982

Public Trustee Amendment Act 1984 8

46 of 1984

5 Sep 1984

s. 1 and 2: 5 Sep 1984;
Act other than s. 1 and 2: 1 Oct 1984 (see s. 2 and Gazette 28 Sep 1984 p. 3153)

Acts Amendment (Financial Administration and Audit) Act 1985 s. 3

98 of 1985

4 Dec 1985

1 Jul 1986 (see s. 2 and Gazette 30 Jun 1986 p. 2255)

Public Trustee Amendment Act 1986

23 of 1986

25 Jul 1986

s. 1 and 2: 25 Jul 1986;
Act other than s. 1 and 2: 5 Sep 1986 (see s. 2 and Gazette 5 Sep 1986 p. 3265)

Acts Amendment (Land Administration) Act 1987 Pt. XII

126 of 1987

31 Dec 1987

16 Sep 1988 (see s. 2 and Gazette 16 Sep 1988 p. 3637)

Public Trustee Amendment Act 1989 9

10 of 1989

2 Nov 1989

30 Nov 1989

Guardianship and Administration Act 1990 s. 123

24 of 1990

7 Sep 1990

20 Oct 1992 (see s. 2 and Gazette 2 Oct 1992 p. 4811)

Financial Administration Legislation Amendment Act 1993 s. 10, 11 and 13

6 of 1993

27 Aug 1993

1 Jul 1993 (see s. 2(1))

Reprint of the Public Trustee Act 1941 as at 8 Sep 1993 (includes amendments listed above)

Acts Amendment (Public Sector Management) Act 1994 s. 3(2)

32 of 1994

29 Jun 1994

1 Oct 1994 (see s. 2 and Gazette 30 Sep 1994 p. 4948)

Statutes (Repeals and Minor Amendments) Act 1994 s. 4

73 of 1994

9 Dec 1994

9 Dec 1994 (see s. 2)

Guardianship and Administration Amendment Act 1996 s. 39

7 of 1996

24 May 1996

1 Jul 1996 (see s. 2 and Gazette 28 Jun 1996 p. 3014)

Financial Legislation Amendment Act 1996 s. 64

49 of 1996

25 Oct 1996

25 Oct 1996 (see s. 2(1))

Trustees Amendment Act 1997 s. 18

1 of 1997

6 May 1997

16 Jun 1997 (see s. 2 and Gazette 10 Jun 1997 p. 2661)

Statutes (Repeals and Minor Amendments) Act 1997 s. 100

57 of 1997

15 Dec 1997

15 Dec 1997 (see s. 2(1))

Workers’ Compensation and Rehabilitation Amendment Act 1999 s. 61

34 of 1999

5 Oct 1999

15 Oct 1999 (see s. 2(2) and Gazette 15 Oct 1999 p. 4889)

Trustee Legislation (GST Consequential Amendments) Act 2000 Pt. 2

67 of 2000

4 Dec 2000

4 Dec 2000 (see s. 2)

Reprint of the Public Trustee Act 1941 as at 4 May 2001 (includes amendments listed above)

Acts Amendment (Lesbian and Gay Law Reform) Act 2002 Pt. 18

3 of 2002

17 Apr 2002

21 Sep 2002 (see s. 2 and Gazette 20 Sep 2002 p. 4693)

Acts Amendment and Repeal (Courts and Legal Practice) Act 2003 s. 95 10

65 of 2003

4 Dec 2003

1 Jan 2004 (see s. 2 and Gazette 30 Dec 2003 p. 5722)

Workers’ Compensation Reform Act 2004 s. 175

42 of 2004

9 Nov 2004

4 Jan 2005 (see s. 2 and Gazette 31 Dec 2004 p. 7131)

Courts Legislation Amendment and Repeal Act 2004 s. 141 

59 of 2004

23 Nov 2004

1 May 2005 (see s. 2 and Gazette 31 Dec 2004 p. 7128)

Statute Law Revision Act 2006 s. 7

37 of 2006

4 Jul 2006

4 Jul 2006 (see s. 2)

Reprint 5: The Public Trustee Act 1941 as at 11 Aug 2006 (includes amendments listed above)

Financial Legislation Amendment and Repeal Act 2006 s. 4 and 17

77 of 2006

21 Dec 2006

1 Feb 2007 (see s. 2(1) and Gazette 19 Jan 2007 p. 137)

Wills Amendment Act 2007 s. 25

27 of 2007

26 Oct 2007

9 Feb 2008 (see s. 2 and Gazette 8 Feb 2008 p. 313)

Public Trustee and Trustee Companies Legislation Amendment Act 2008 Pt. 2 11

9 of 2008

31 Mar 2008

1 Jul 2008 (see s. 2(2) and Gazette 24 Jun 2008 p. 2885)

Reprint 6: The Public Trustee Act 1941 as at 10 Oct 2008 (includes amendments listed above)

Standardisation of Formatting Act 2010 s. 4 and 51

19 of 2010

28 Jun 2010

11 Sep 2010 (see s. 2(b) and Gazette 10 Sep 2010 p. 4341)

Personal Property Securities (Consequential Repeals and Amendments) Act 2011 Pt. 3 Div. 4

42 of 2011

4 Oct 2011

30 Jan 2012 (see s. 2(c) and Cwlth Legislative Instrument No. F2011L02397 cl. 5 registered 21 Nov 2011)


2 Repealed in the First Schedule to this Act.

3 The Administration Act 1903 s. 22 was repealed by the Public Trustee Act 1941 s. 3.

4 Repealed by the Liquor Act 1970, which was repealed by the Liquor Licensing Act 1988, and which is now known as the Liquor Control Act 1988.

5 Under the Liquor Control Act 1988 Sch. 1A cl. 9 a reference to the Liquor Licensing Court is to be read and construed as a reference to the Liquor Commission.

6 Repealed by the Unclaimed Money Act 1990 s. 24.

7 Marginal notes in the Public Trustee Act 1941 referring to the legislation from which provisions were derived have been omitted from this compilation.

8 The Public Trustee Amendment Act 1984 s. 7(2) is a transitional provision that is of no further effect.

9 The Public Trustee Amendment Act 1989 s. 6(2) reads as follows:

“

(2) Section 5A of the principal Act as enacted before the commencement of this Act shall continue to apply to any deed or other instrument executed by the Deputy Public Trustee before the commencement of this Act.

”.

10 The Acts Amendment and Repeal (Courts and Legal Practice) Act 2003 s. 97 reads as follows:

“

97. References to Crown Solicitor

If in a written law or other document or instrument there is a reference to the Crown Solicitor that reference may, where the context so requires, be read as if it had been amended to be a reference to the State Solicitor.

”.

11 The Public Trustee and Trustee Companies Legislation Amendment Act 2008 s. 25(2) reads as follows:

“

(2) The last rates of interest fixed and published in the Gazette before the day on which section 25 of the Public Trustee and Trustee Companies Legislation Amendment Act 2008 comes into operation are to be taken on and after that day to be the rates fixed and published in the Gazette under section 39A(5) of the Public Trustee Act 1941 until rates are fixed under section 39A(5).

”.


Defined Terms

[This is a list of terms defined and the provisions where they are defined. The list is not part of the law.]

Defined Term Provision(s)
a grant of administration 2
a grant of letters of administration 2
administration 2
appointed day 1(2)
certificated practitioner 2
client 2
Common Account 2
Court 2
Curator 2
current agreement 2
document 32(2)
documents 55(8)
estate 2
estates 2
fees 38
Fund 2
income 2
investment management services 37B
Official Trustee 2
prescribed amount 14(6)
proper officer 16(3)
Public Trustee 2
purchased land 40A(1)
Registrar of the Supreme Court 2
regulations 2
represented person 2
reserve fund 2
rules 2
strategic common account 2
Territory 16(3)
Treasurer’s guidelines 2
unused portion 40A(1)
will 2





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