Public Trustee and Guardian

Service Description

Will-making; administering deceased estates under will or in intestacy; acting as attorney under Enduring Power of Attorney; trustee for trusts created in Wills, Deeds and Court Orders for families, infants and people with disabilities; acting as agent for the Territory to receive, manage and dispose of assets forfeited under the Confiscation of Criminal Assets Act 2003; administer moneys declared unclaimed under the Unclaimed Money Act 1950, Legal Practitioners Act 2006 and Agents Act 2003, including receiving moneys, processing claims and investing funds; investing moneys held in specified government trust funds; acting for people with disabilities where ordered by a Court; acting as Manager and Guardian of Last Resort under appointment by the ACT Civil and Administrative Tribunal; providing an annual examination of the accounts maintained by external managers on behalf of people with impaired decision-making ability; and act as administrator for the ACT Official Visitor Scheme.