Western Australian Current Acts

TRUSTEE COMPANIES ACT 1987

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Long Title

   PART I -- Preliminary  

   1.      Short title
            
   2.      Commencement
            
   3.      Terms used

   PART II -- Powers and duties of trustee companies  

   5.      Trustee company may act as executor and obtain probate
            
   6.      Person entitled to probate may authorise trustee company to obtain administration with will annexed
            
   7.      Person entitled to administration with will annexed may authorise trustee company to obtain administration with will annexed
            
   8.      Person entitled to administration on intestacy may authorise trustee company to obtain administration
            
   9.      Trustee company may act as administrator
            
   10.     Trustee company may elect to administer small estates without grant of probate or administration
            
   11.     Rights of interested persons not prejudiced by grant to trustee company
            
   12.     Trustee company may be appointed trustee, receiver etc.
            
   13.     Trustee company may act under power of attorney
            
   14.     Executor etc. may appoint trustee company to act instead
            
   15.     Executor etc. may appoint trustee company to discharge duties
            
   16.     Who may represent trustee company in court etc.
            
   17.     Trustee company may be removed from office etc. as executor etc.
            
   27.     Unclaimed estate property, how trustee company to deal with

   PART III -- Transfer of estate assets and liabilities

           Division 1 -- Preliminary  

   28.     Terms used in Corporations Act have the same meaning in this Part

           Division 2 -- Compulsory transfers  

   29.     Compulsory transfer if trustee company’s licence cancelled
            
   30.     Certificates evidencing operation of this Division
            
   31.     Registration or record of transfer
            
   32.     Exemption from State tax

           Division 3 -- Voluntary transfers  

   33.     Voluntary transfers, regulations about

           Division 4 -- Relationship of Part with other laws  

   34.     Relationship of Part with other laws

   PART VII -- Miscellaneous  

   38.     Trust funds held by trustee company may be pooled for investment
            
   41.     Costs of applications made under this Act
            
   43.     False or misleading statements in documents
            
   44.     Criminal liability of trustee company officers
            
   45.     Regulations

   PART VIII -- Transitional provisions for the Trustee Companies (Commonwealth Regulation) Amendment Act 2011  

   46.     Term used: amending Act
            
   47.     Transitional provisions
            
   48.     Regulations for transitional matters
           Defined terms
           Compilation table