Unclaimed money register
28 Unclaimed money register
The Registrar must keep an unclaimed money register that contains—
the details included in the returns under section 12(2)(a) relating to unclaimed money paid to the Registrar under section 12(1)(a); and
the details included in the statements under section 14(1)(c) relating to unclaimed money paid to the Registrar under section 14(1)(b).
The unclaimed money register is to be in the form, and kept in the manner, determined by the Registrar.
Subject to subsection (4), the Registrar must advertise, publish or make publicly available—
on the Internet in a searchable form updated regularly; and
in any other form the Registrar considers appropriate—
the minimum amount of information on the unclaimed money register that the Registrar considers necessary and expedient to advertise, publish or make publicly available for the purposes of this Act.
If the identity of the owner of unclaimed money is unknown, the Registrar is not required to advertise, publish or make publicly available information from the unclaimed money register that is in respect of the unclaimed money of that owner.
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