Public Trustee Act 1978

Subject to this Act, the public trustee, when acting in any capacity under or for the purposes of this Act, shall have the same powers, duties and liabilities and be entitled to the same indemnities and protections as any other person acting in the same capacity and to the powers, indemnities and protections of a trustee and the provisions of all laws in force relating to any such matters, so far as the same do not conflict with this Act, shall apply accordingly.

Upon any appointment or other authority of the public trustee as a trustee (other than pursuant to part 6, 7 or 8) taking effect, all the estate in respect of which the public trustee is so appointed or authorised shall, by virtue of such appointment and without other assurances in law, become vested in the public trustee (or, if there is a co-trustee, in the public trustee and the co-trustee), subject to the trusts thereof, and upon the production of a request in writing by the public trustee any registering authority shall register or record such vesting accordingly.