Public Trustee Act 1979

An executor or administrator acting under any grant of probate or letters of administration, a receiver appointed by the Court, a committee or manager appointed to manage the estate of a person under any law in the Northern Territory relating to mental health or protected persons, or a guardian of the estate of any person, may, with the consent of the Court, appoint the Public Trustee to exercise, perform and discharge all the powers and duties of that executor, administrator, receiver, committee or guardian.

Notice of the intended application under this section for the consent of the Court and the date on which it is intended to be made shall be advertised once in a newspaper published in the Northern

Territory at least 7 days before the making of the application.

The Court may require a person entitled to receipt of any of the income or corpus of the estate in respect of which the application is made or any other person to be served with a notice of the application.

The costs of the application and any appearances are in the discretion of the Court and may be ordered to be paid out of the estate.

Where the Public Trustee is appointed pursuant to this section, the person in whose place the Public Trustee is appointed is released from all liability in respect of acts done or omitted to be done by the Public Trustee acting under an appointment pursuant to this section.