Public Trustee Act 1978

The authority of the public trustee to manage the estate of a prisoner under this part shall cease when that prisoner—

has received from Her Majesty, or the Governor on behalf of Her Majesty, a pardon for the offence of which the prisoner was convicted; or

has undergone the full term or terms of imprisonment to which the prisoner has been sentenced or such other punishment as by competent authority has been substituted for such term or any of such terms; or

for a prisoner mentioned in section 90(b)—has been released to a reintegration program under section 174 of the Penalties and Sentences Act 1992 and the program has ended or been discharged; or

dies; or

as a result of an appeal or otherwise, lawfully ceases to be a prisoner.

If, immediately prior to the ceasing of the authority of the public trustee as provided by subsection (1), there is anything within the powers of the public trustee in relation to the estate which, having been commenced by the public trustee, is not completed, then, subject to any order of the court to the contrary, that thing, if the public trustee thinks fit, may be completed by the public trustee as if the public trustee’s authority still continued, and for this purpose the provisions of this part with all necessary adaptations shall apply and extend accordingly.