New South Wales Consolidated Acts

DORMANT FUNDS ACT 1942

- As at 30 October 2023 
- Act 25 of 1942 

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Long Title

   PART 1 - PRELIMINARY

   1.      Name of Act and commencement
   2.      Definitions
   3.      Certain Acts not affected

   PART 2 - ADMINISTRATION

   4.      Commissioner of Dormant Funds
   5.      (Repealed)

   PART 3 - FUNCTIONS OF COMMISSIONER

   5A.     Commissioner may determine fund to be dormant
   6.      Returns as to funds
   7.      Power to require accounts and statements
   8.      Power to require attendance of trustees and persons
   9.      Notice of requirement under sec 7 or sec 8
   10.     Certificate as to value of dormant fund
   11.     Proposals for application of dormant fund
   12.     Proposals--dormant fund not exceeding $10,000
   13.     Proposals--dormant fund exceeding $10,000
   14.     Supplementary order as assurance, transfer etc
   15.     Effect of order
   15A.    Register of orders to be kept

   PART 4 - APPEALS

   15B.    Appeals to Tribunal
           16, 16A. (Repealed)

   PART 5 - MISCELLANEOUS

   17.     Commissioner not bound by laws of evidence
   18.     Commissioner and Tribunal not bound to follow Cy-pres principle
   19.     Regulations
   20.     Savings and transitional provisions
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