Public Trustee Act 1978

The public trustee must keep a register of unclaimed moneys paid to the public trustee under this division or the Industrial Relations Act 2016, section 375.

The register must contain the following details—

the name, and last known address, of the person for whom the moneys are held;

the amount held for the person;

if the moneys are an unclaimed superannuation benefit—

the name of the fund in which the unclaimed moneys were held; and

the following particulars about the member of the fund to whom, or in relation to whom, the amount was payable—

membership number;

date of birth;

last known address;

if the moneys are an amount of unpaid wages—

the name of the employer who paid the amount to the public trustee; and

the following particulars about the former employee to whom the amount was payable—

name;

date of birth;

last known address;

any other detail prescribed under a regulation.

The public trustee may publish details in the register on the public trustee’s website or by any other way decided by the public trustee.

A person may, on payment of the fee fixed under section 17, inspect the register and obtain a copy of the details in the register.

The details in the register published under subsection (3) must be the minimum details considered by the public trustee as necessary to give reasonable notice to the person for whom the money is held.

The public trustee may remove from the register the details mentioned in subsection (2) in relation to an amount held for a person if the amount held remains unclaimed for 25 years.