PUBLIC TRUSTEE REGULATIONS 1979
NORTHERN TERRITORY OF AUSTRALIA
PUBLIC TRUSTEE REGULATIONS 1979
As in force at 30 August 2002
Table of provisions
1 Citation ............................................................................................ 1
1A Application ....................................................................................... 1
2 Management fees (prescribed percentage) – section 24A(2) .......... 1
3 Levy (prescribed percentage) – section 28(2) ................................. 1
4 Guarantee of capital and rate of return (Common Fund 1) –
section 97(7) .................................................................................... 1
6 Reduction or waiver of commission or fee ....................................... 2
ENDNOTES
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NORTHERN TERRITORY OF AUSTRALIA
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As in force at 30 August 2002
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PUBLIC TRUSTEE REGULATIONS 1979
Regulations under the Public Trustee Act 1979
1 Citation
These Regulations may be cited as the Public Trustee
Regulations 1979.
1A Application
The estate of a deceased person is to be administered in
accordance with these Regulations as in force at the date of the
death of the person.
2 Management fees (prescribed percentage) – section 24A(2)
For the purposes of section 24A(2) of the Act, the prescribed
percentage of the value of a common fund is 2% per annum.
3 Levy (prescribed percentage) – section 28(2)
For the purposes of section 28(2) of the Act, the prescribed
percentage of the value of a common fund is 1.1% per annum.
4 Guarantee of capital and rate of return (Common Fund 1) –
section 97(7)
For the purposes of section 97(7) of the Act:
(a) the capital in the common fund known as "Common Fund 1" is
guaranteed; and
(b) the following rates of return for money held as cash in the
common fund known as "Common Fund 1" are guaranteed:
(i) for trusts – 1% per annum less than the Reserve Bank of
Australia cash rate;
(ii) for estates – 3% per annum less than the Reserve Bank
of Australia cash rate.
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6 Reduction or waiver of commission or fee
Subject to the directions of the Minister, the Public Trustee may,
having regard to:
(a) the circumstances of the person or estate liable to pay
commission or a fee; or
(b) the amount of work done by the Public Trustee,
accept, in full satisfaction of that person's or estate's liability under
the Act to pay commission or a fee, such proportion of the
commission or fee payable as the Public Trustee thinks fit or waive
the commission or fee payable.
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1 KEY
Key to abbreviations
amd = amended od = order
app = appendix om = omitted
bl = by-law pt = Part
ch = Chapter r = regulation/rule
cl = clause rem = remainder
div = Division renum = renumbered
exp = expires/expired rep = repealed
f = forms s = section
Gaz = Gazette sch = Schedule
hdg = heading sdiv = Subdivision
ins = inserted SL = Subordinate Legislation
lt = long title sub = substituted
nc = not commenced
2 LIST OF LEGISLATION
Public Trustee Regulations (SL No. 33, 1979)
Notified 23 November 1979
Commenced 3 December 1979 (r 1, s 2 Public Trustee Act 1979 (Act
No. 84, 1979) and Gaz S25, 28 November 1979)
Amendment of the Public Trustee Regulations (SL No. 6, 1984)
Notified 14 March 1984
Commenced 14 March 1984
Amendments of Public Trustee Regulations (SL No. 38, 1991)
Notified 7 August 1991
Commenced 7 August 1991
Amendments of Public Trustee Regulations (SL No. 47, 1998)
Notified 11 November 1998
Commenced 1 December 1998 (r 1)
Amendments of Public Trustee Regulations (SL No. 19, 2002)
Notified 10 July 2002
Commenced 10 July 2002
Amendments of Public Trustee Regulations (SL No. 30, 2002)
Notified 30 August 2002
Commenced 30 August 2002
3 GENERAL AMENDMENTS
General amendments of a formal nature (which are not referred to in the table
of amendments to this reprint) are made by the Interpretation Legislation
Amendment Act 2018 (Act No. 22, 2018) to: r 1.
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4 LIST OF AMENDMENTS
r 1A ins No. 47, 1998, r 3
rr 2 – 4 amd No. 19, 2002, r 3
sub No. 30, 2002, r 2
r 5 amd No. 19, 2002, r 3
rep No. 30, 2002, r 2
r 6 amd No. 19, 2002, r 1
r 7 ins No. 47, 1998, r 4
rep No. 30, 2002, r 3
sch 1 sub No. 6, 1984; No. 38, 1991, r 1
amd No. 19, 2002, r 2
rep No. 30, 2002, r 4
sch 2 sub No. 38, 1991, r 1
rep No. 30, 2002, r 4
sch 3 – 4 ins No. 47, 1998, r 5
rep No. 30, 2002, r 4
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