Public Trustee Act 1978

The public trustee may at any time, if the public trustee has reason to believe that an entry should have been made as required by section 100, or statement should have been given under section 100A, examine any books, vouchers, accounts, documents, or papers as may in the public trustee’s opinion be necessary for the public trustee to determine whether the entry or statement has, or should have, been made, or given, and may for that purpose require the production before the public trustee or before such person as the public trustee may appoint, of all books, vouchers, accounts, documents or papers.

Any person who refuses examination, makes default in or refuses production of any books, vouchers, accounts, documents or papers, as required by subsection (1), shall be liable to a maximum penalty of 1 penalty unit for every day during which such refusal or default continues.

If any error is found in any register or notice aforesaid, the public trustee may cause the register to be amended or advertised, or both, at the expense of the accountable person.

If an error is found in a statement given under section 100A, the public trustee may ask the accountable person who gave the statement to amend it and give the amended statement to the public trustee by a stated day.

The accountable person must comply with the request.Maximum penalty—100 penalty units.

If, as a result of the error, the accountable person would have been required to pay a further amount to the public trustee under section 102(1A), the accountable person must pay the amount to the public trustee when giving the amended statement under subsection (4).Maximum penalty—200 penalty units.