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Public Trustee Act 1913 No 19

Effective date Publication date Amendments included Notes
07 April 2009 07 April 2009 2008 No 107
01 March 2008 01 March 2008 2006 No 80
04 July 2007 04 July 2007 2007 No 27
17 May 2006 17 May 2006 2006 No 23
27 November 2003 27 November 2003 2003 No 82
29 November 2002 29 November 2002 2002 No 112
07 July 1999 07 July 1999 1999 No 31

This Act has also been amended pursuant to an order under the Reprints Act 1972 No 48 (previously Acts Reprinting Act 1972). Order dated 12.2.1979 and published in GG No 27 of 16.2.1979, p 722, declaring that the Public Trustee Act 1913, sec 33 excepted, is an enactment to which sec 8 (2) and sec 9 (3) of the Acts Reprinting Act 1972 apply.

Public Trustee Act 1913 No 19

Assented to 15.10.1913.

Courts and Crimes Legislation Further Amendment Act 2008 No 107

Assented to 08.12.2008.

Date of commencement of Sch 29, 7.4 2009, sec 2 (2) and 2009 (112) LW 3.4.2009.

Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2007 No 27

Assented to 04.07.2007.

Date of commencement of Sch 3, assent, sec 2 (2).

Succession Act 2006 No 80

Assented to 27.10.2006.

Date of commencement, 1.3.2008, sec 2 and GG No 16 of 15.2.2008, p 707.

Courts Legislation Amendment Act 2006 No 23

Assented to 17.05.2006.

Date of commencement of Sch 10, assent, sec 2 (1).

Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (No 2) 2003 No 82

Assented to 27.11.2003.

Date of commencement of Sch 1.30, assent, sec 2 (2).

Date of commencement of Sch 3, assent, sec 2 (1).

Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (No 2) 2002 No 112

Assented to 29.11.2002.

Date of commencement of Sch 1.24, assent, sec 2 (3).

Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1999 No 31

Assented to 07.07.1999.

Date of commencement of Sch 5, assent, sec 2 (1).

Trustee Amendment (Discretionary Investments) Act 1997 No 102

Assented to 25.11.1997.

Date of commencement, 13.3.1998, sec 2 and GG No 52 of 13.3.1998, p 1381.

Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1995 No 16

Assented to 15.06.1995.

Date of commencement of the provisions of Sch 2 relating to the Public Trustee Act 1913, assent, Sch 2.

Date of commencement of Sch 3, assent, sec 2.

Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1992 No 34

Assented to 18.05.1992.

Date of commencement of the provision of Sch 1 relating to the Public Trustee Act 1913, assent, Sch 1.

Anti-Discrimination (Compulsory Retirement) Amendment Act 1990 No 99

Assented to 13.12.1990.

Date of commencement, 1.1.1991, sec 2.

Public Trustee (Further Amendment) Act 1989 No 238

Assented to 21.12.1989.

Date of commencement, 13.7.1990, sec 2 and GG No 82 of 29.6.1990, p 5414.

Public Trustee (Amendment) Act 1989 No 61

Assented to 23.05.1989.

Date of commencement, 1.7.1988, sec 2.

Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (No 1) 1987 No 48

Assented to 28.05.1987.

Date of commencement of Sch 32, except as provided by sec 2 (13), 1.9.1987, sec 2 (12) and GG No 136 of 28.8.1987, p 4809.

Public Trustee (Amendment) Act 1984 No 64

Assented to 19.06.1984.

Miscellaneous Acts (Public Finance and Audit) Repeal and Amendment Act 1983 No 153

Assented to 29.12.1983.

Date of commencement of Sch 2, 6.1.1984, sec 2 (2) and GG No 4 of 6.1.1984, p 19.

Miscellaneous Acts (Companies) Amendment Act 1981 No 123

Assented to 30.12.1981.

Date of commencement of Sch 8 (except as provided in sec 2 (6) (a)–(c)), 1.7.1982, sec 2 (6) and GG No 90 of 30.6.1982, p 2959.

Miscellaneous Acts (Retirement of Statutory Officers) Amendment Act 1980 No 187

Assented to 17.12.1980.

Public Trustee (Amendment) Act 1979 No 188

Assented to 21.12.1979.

Public Trustee (Amendment) Act 1977 No 41

Assented to 15.04.1977.

Date of commencement of Sch 1 (3), 10.5.1991, sec 2 (3) and GG No 77 of 10.5.1991, p 3520.

Reprints Act 1972 No 48

Assented to 09.10.1972.

Supreme Court (Amendment) Act 1972 No 41

Assented to 11.04.1972.

Minors (Property and Contracts) Act 1970 No 60

Assented to 13.11.1970.

Date of commencement, 1.7.1971, sec 1 (2) and GG No 60 of 4.6.1971, p 1863.

Supreme Court Act 1970 No 52

Assented to 14.10.1970.

Date of commencement, Part 9 excepted, 1.7.1972, sec 2 (1) and GG No 59 of 2.6.1972, p 2018.

Decimal Currency Act 1965 No 33

Assented to 20.12.1965.

Date of commencement of sec 4, 14.2.1966, secs 1 (3), 2 (1) and the Currency Act 1965 (Commonwealth), sec 2 (2).

Public Trustee (Amendment) Act 1960 No 20

Assented to 07.04.1960.

Administration of Estates Act 1954 No 40

Assented to 06.12.1954.

Date of commencement, 1.1.1955, sec 1 (6).

Public Trustee (Amendment) Act 1942 No 26

Assented to 14.12.1942.

Date of commencement of sec 7 (1), 16.11.1941, sec 7 (2).

Conveyancing, Trustee and Probate (Amendment) Act 1938 No 30

Assented to 14.12.1938.

Date of commencement, 1.1.1939, sec 1 (2) and GG No 188 of 23.12.1938, p 4951.

Statute Law Revision Act 1937 No 35

Assented to 23.12.1937.

Public Trustee (Amendment) Act 1936 No 2

Assented to 25.03.1936.

Date of commencement of sec 2 (1), 1.1.1936, sec 2 (2).

Public Trustee (Amendment) Act 1923 No 13

Assented to 05.10.1923.

This Act is reprinted with the omission of all amending provisions authorised to be omitted under sec 6 of the Reprints Act 1972.

This is a consolidated list of all history notes for this title. View the history notes inline to see the point-in-time history of provisions for a particular historical version by clicking the Turn history notes on button.

No reference is made to certain amendments made by the Decimal Currency Act 1965, the Reprints Act 1972, and Schedule 3 (amendments replacing gender-specific language) to the Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1995.

Sec 1

Am 1970 No 52, Second Sch (am 1972 No 41, Second Sch); 2006 No 80 Sch 3.13 [1] [2].

Sec 2

Am 1970 No 60, First Sch. Rep 1999 No 31, Sch 5.87 [1].

Sec 4A

Ins 1970 No 60, First Sch. Subst 1970 No 52, Second Sch (am 1972 No 41, Second Sch). Am 2003 No 82, Sch 1.30 [1]; 2006 No 80, Sch 3.13 [3].

Part 2

Am 1999 No 31, Sch 5.87 [2] (each heading that is not a Part heading or sec heading omitted).

Sec 5

Am 1936 No 2, sec 2 (1); 1970 No 52, Second Sch (am 1972 No 41, Second Sch); 1977 No 41, Sch 2 (1); 1980 No 187, Sch 1; 1989 No 238, Sch 1 (1); 1990 No 99, Sch 4; 2002 No 112, Sch 1.24; 2003 No 82, Sch 1.30 [2]–[4].

Sec 6

Am 1923 No 13, sec 2 (1). Subst 1936 No 2, sec 3 (a). Am 1960 No 20, sec 2 (1) (a); 1977 No 41, Sch 2 (2); 2003 No 82, Sch 1.30 [5].

Sec 7

Am 1936 No 2, sec 3 (b); 1977 No 41, Sch 1 (1).

Sec 8

Rep 1936 No 2, sec 3 (c).

Sec 9

Am 1977 No 41, Sch 2 (3); 1989 No 61, sec 3; 1989 No 238, Sch 1 (2).

Sec 10

Am 1923 No 13, sec 2 (2); 1942 No 26, sec 2 (a); 1989 No 238, Sch 1 (3); 2003 No 82, Sch 1.30 [6].

Sec 11

Am 2006 No 23, Sch 10 [1].

Part 3

Am 1999 No 31, Sch 5.87 [2] (each heading that is not a Part heading or sec heading omitted).

Part 3, Div 1, heading

Ins 1999 No 31, Sch 5.87 [3].

Sec 12

Am 1923 No 13, sec 2 (3); 1936 No 2, sec 3 (d); 1942 No 26, sec 2 (b); 1960 No 20, sec 2 (1) (b); 1970 No 52, Second Sch (am 1972 No 41, Second Sch); 1970 No 60, First Sch.

Part 3, Div 2, heading

Ins 1999 No 31, Sch 5.87 [4].

Sec 13

Am 1923 No 13, sec 2 (4).

Sec 14, 15

Rep 1923 No 13, sec 2 (10).

Sec 16

Am 1923 No 13, sec 2 (5); 1970 No 52, Second Sch (am 1972 No 41, Second Sch); 1977 No 41, Sch 2 (4).

Sec 17

Am 1923 No 13, sec 2 (6); 1970 No 52, Second Sch (am 1972 No 41, Second Sch); 1970 No 60, First Sch; 1977 No 41, Sch 2 (5).

Part 3, Div 3, heading

Ins 1999 No 31, Sch 5.87 [5].

Sec 18

Am 1938 No 30, sec 7 (a); 1942 No 26, sec 2 (c); 1960 No 20, sec 2 (1) (c); 1970 No 52, Second Sch (am 1972 No 41, Second Sch); 1977 No 41, Sch 2 (6); 1995 No 16, Sch 2.

Sec 18A

Ins 1923 No 13, sec 3. Am 1942 No 26, sec 2 (d); 1960 No 20, sec 2 (1) (d); 1970 No 52, Second Sch (am 1972 No 41, Second Sch); 1977 No 41, Schs 1 (2), 2 (7); 1989 No 238, Sch 1 (4); 1992 No 34, Sch 1; 2006 No 80, Sch 3.13 [4].

Part 3, Div 4, heading

Ins 1999 No 31, Sch 5.87 [6].

Secs 19–22

Rep 1923 No 13, sec 2 (10).

Sec 23

Am 1923 No 13, sec 2 (7); 1970 No 52, Second Sch (am 1972 No 41, Second Sch).

Secs 24, 25, 27–32

Rep 1923 No 13, sec 2 (10).

Sec 33

Subst 1942 No 26, sec 3 (a). Am 1954 No 40, sec 2 (2) (a); 1960 No 20, sec 2 (1) (e). Rep 1977 No 41, Sch 1 (3).

Part 3, Div 5, heading

Ins 1999 No 31, Sch 5.87 [7].

Sec 34

Subst 1942 No 26, sec 3 (a). Am 1960 No 20, sec 2 (1) (f); 1970 No 52, Second Sch (am 1972 No 41, Second Sch); 1970 No 60, First Sch; 1977 No 41, Sch 1 (4).

Sec 34A

Ins 1942 No 26, sec 3 (a). Am 1970 No 52, Second Sch (am 1972 No 41, Second Sch); 1989 No 238, Sch 1 (5); 2003 No 82, Sch 1.30 [7]; 2006 No 80, Sch 3.13 [5].

Sec 34B

Ins 1942 No 26, sec 3 (a). Am 1960 No 20, sec 2 (1) (g); 2006 No 80, Sch 3.13 [6].

Sec 34C

Ins 1977 No 41, Sch 1 (5); 1989 No 238, Sch 1 (6).

Sec 35

Am 1923 No 13, sec 2 (8); 1938 No 30, sec 7 (b); 1942 No 26, sec 3 (b); 1960 No 20, sec 2 (1) (h); 1970 No 52, Second Sch (am 1972 No 41, Second Sch); 1977 No 41, Sch 1 (6); 1979 No 188, sec 2 (a).

Sec 35A

Ins 1942 No 26, sec 3 (c). Am 1970 No 52, Second Sch (am 1972 No 41, Second Sch).

Part 3, Div 6, heading

Ins 1999 No 31, Sch 5.87 [8].

Sec 36

Am 1942 No 26, sec 4 (1); 1977 No 41, Sch 2 (8); 1997 No 102, Sch 2.7 [1] [2].

Sec 36A

Ins 1942 No 26, sec 5. Am 1979 No 188, sec 2 (b); 1989 No 238, Sch 1 (7).

Sec 36B

Ins 1942 No 26, sec 5. Am 1970 No 52, Second Sch (am 1972 No 41, Second Sch); 1989 No 238, Sch 1 (8).

Sec 36C

Ins 1942 No 26, sec 5. Am 1989 No 238, Sch 1 (9).

Sec 36D

Ins 1942 No 26, sec 5. Am 1977 No 41, Sch 2 (9). Rep 1989 No 238, Sch 1 (10).

Secs 36E, 36F

Ins 1942 No 26, sec 5.

Sec 36G

Ins 1977 No 41, Sch 1 (7). Subst 2006 No 23, Sch 10 [2]. Am 2008 No 107, Sch 29.8.

Sec 37

Am 1989 No 238, Sch 1 (11); 2003 No 82, Sch 1.30 [8].

Part 3, Div 7, heading

Ins 1999 No 31, Sch 5.87 [9].

Sec 38

Am 2003 No 82, Sch 1.30 [9].

Sec 39

Rep 1989 No 61, sec 3.

Sec 40

Subst 1938 No 30, sec 7 (c). Am 1942 No 26, sec 6 (a). Rep 1989 No 238, Sch 1 (12).

Sec 41

Am 1977 No 41, Sch 2 (10); 1983 No 153, Sch 2. Rep 1989 No 238, Sch 1 (13).

Sec 42

Am 1942 No 26, sec 6 (b); 2003 No 82, Sch 1.30 [10].

Part 3, Div 8, heading

Ins 1999 No 31, Sch 5.87 [10].

Sec 43

Am 1942 No 26, sec 6 (c); 1981 No 123, Sch 8.

Part 3, Div 9, heading

Ins 1999 No 31, Sch 5.87 [11].

Sec 43A, heading

Ins 1977 No 41, Sch 1 (8).

Secs 43A, 43B

Ins 1977 No 41, Sch 1 (8).

Part 3, Div 10, heading

Ins 1999 No 31, Sch 5.87 [12].

Sec 44

Am 2003 No 82, Sch 1.30 [11] [12].

Sec 45

Am 2003 No 82, Sch 1.30 [13].

Sec 46

Am 2003 No 82, Sch 1.30 [14]–[16].

Sec 47

Am 2003 No 82, Sch 1.30 [17] [18].

Sec 48

Am 2003 No 82, Sch 1.30 [19].

Part 4

Am 1999 No 31, Sch 5.87 [2] (each heading that is not a Part heading or sec heading omitted).

Sec 49

Am 1923 No 13, sec 2 (9); 1936 No 2, sec 3 (e).

Sec 50

Am 1942 No 26, sec 6 (d); 1977 No 41, Sch 1 (9); 1989 No 238, Sch 1 (14).

Sec 51

Am 1989 No 238, Sch 1 (15); 2003 No 82, Sch 1.30 [20].

Sec 52

Am 1977 No 41, Sch 2 (11); 1989 No 238, Sch 1 (16).

Sec 53

Am 1942 No 26, sec 6 (e); 1970 No 52, Second Sch (am 1972 No 41, Second Sch); 1977 No 41, Sch 2 (12). Rep 1984 No 64, sec 3.

Sec 53A

Ins 1923 No 13, sec 4. Am 1942 No 26, sec 7 (1) (a). Rep 1984 No 64, sec 3.

Sec 53B

Ins 1923 No 13, sec 4. Rep 1984 No 64, sec 3.

Sec 53C

Ins 1923 No 13, sec 4. Am 1942 No 26, sec 7 (1) (b). Rep 1984 No 64, sec 3.

Sec 53D

Ins 1923 No 13, sec 4. Am 1942, No 26, sec 7 (1) (c). Rep 1984 No 64, sec 3.

Sec 54

Am 1989 No 238, Sch 1 (17).

Sec 55

Am 2006 No 23, Sch 10 [3].

Sec 56

Am 2006 No 23, Sch 10 [4].

Sec 57

Am 1970 No 52, Second Sch (am 1972 No 41, Second Sch); 2007 No 27, Sch 3.7 [1] [2].

Sec 59

Am 1937 No 35, Second Sch; 1977 No 41, Sch 2 (13); 1987 No 48, Sch 32; 2003 No 82, Sch 1.30 [21]–[24].

Sec 60

Am 1970 No 52, First Sch. Rep 2003 No 82, Sch 3.

Sch

Am 2006 No 80, Sch 3.13 [7].

The whole Act

Am 1989 No 238, Sch 1 (18) (“public trustee” omitted wherever occurring, “Public Trustee” inserted instead).

Public Trustee Bill 1913

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