Public Trustee and Guardian Act 1985

Where any moneys or chattels are payable or deliverable by the public trustee and guardian to a person in a country other than Australia, the public trustee and guardian may pay those moneys or deliver those chattels, on behalf of that person—

to a consular officer of that country resident in Australia; or

if there is no such officer—to an official of that country, wherever the official is resident, who appears to the public trustee and guardian to be a suitable person to receive those moneys or chattels.

The receipt of a consular officer or official of moneys or chattels paid or delivered to the consular officer or official under subsection (1) is a complete and sufficient discharge to the public trustee and guardian and the public trustee and guardian has no further concern to see to the application of those moneys or chattels.