Authorisation given to trustee company to act by person entitled to administration with will annexed
7 Authorisation given to trustee company to act by person entitled to administration with will annexed
If a person is entitled to apply for and obtain a grant of letters of administration with the will annexed of the estate of a deceased person, the person may—
join with a trustee company in an application for a grant of letters of administration with the will annexed to the person and the trustee company jointly; or
instead of applying personally, authorise a trustee company to apply for a grant of letters of administration with the will annexed.
If an application is made under subsection (1), the Supreme Court may grant letters of administration with the will annexed in accordance with the application unless the testator by his or her will has expressed the desire that the office of administrator should not be held by a trustee company or that particular trustee company.
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