Provision of account during administration of estate
20B Provision of account during administration of estate
(1) During the administration of an estate, the Public Trustee must, on application by a person with a proper interest in the administration, provide the person with an account of:
the assets and liabilities of the estate;
the Public Trustee's administration of the estate;
the investments made from the estate;
the distributions made from the estate; and
(e) any other expenditure (including fees and commissions) from the estate.
If:
(a) the Public Trustee has provided an account to a person in accordance with subsection (1); and
(b) the person applies for a further account within 3 months after the date on which the previous account was provided,
the Public Trustee need not provide the person with a further account until the end of that 3 months.
(3) The Public Trustee may charge a reasonable fee for providing an account under this section.
(4) If the Public Trustee fails to provide a proper account under this section the Court may, on application by the person who sought the account or any other person who has a proper interest in the matter, make one or both of the following orders:
(a) an order that the Public Trustee must prepare and deliver proper accounts;
(b) an order that an officer of the Court or other specified person must investigate the administration of the estate,
and may make incidental or ancillary orders.
Part V Investment of estate funds and common funds
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