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GUARDIANSHIP AND ADMINISTRATION ACT 1990 - SECT 68

68 .         Who may be appointed administrator

        (1)         An administrator (including a joint administrator) shall be —

            (a)         an individual of or over the age of 18 years; or

            (b)         a corporate trustee,

                who has consented to act and who, in the opinion of the State Administrative Tribunal —

            (c)         will act in the best interests of the person in respect of whom the application is made; and

            (d)         is otherwise suitable to act as the administrator of the estate of that person.

        (2)         The State Administrative Tribunal shall not appoint as administrator a corporate trustee that is a trustee company under the Trustee Companies Act 1987 unless it is satisfied that —

            (a)         there is an individual who would otherwise be appointed as administrator and that individual has in writing requested the appointment of that trustee company; or

            (b)         the person in respect of whom the application is made has made a will appointing the trustee company as executor and the will remains unrevoked at the time of the appointment.

        (3)         For the purposes of subsection (1), the State Administrative Tribunal shall take into account as far as is possible —

            (a)         the compatibility of the proposed appointee with the person in respect of whom the application is made and with the guardian (if any) of that person;

            (b)         the wishes of that person; and

            (c)         whether the proposed appointee will be able to perform the functions proposed to be vested in the administrator.

        (4)         The fact that a person is the guardian of a person does not disqualify him from being appointed as the administrator of the estate of that person.

        (5)         Except where he is appointed to act jointly with another person or other persons, the State Administrative Tribunal shall not appoint the Public Advocate as an administrator unless there is no other individual or corporate trustee who is suitable and willing to act.

        [Section 68 amended: No. 7 of 1996 s. 23; No. 55 of 2004 s. 466(1).]



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