Northern Territory Consolidated Acts

PUBLIC TRUSTEE ACT - SECT 5

In this Act, unless the contrary intention appears:

"administrator" includes:

        (a)     a person to whom a grant of probate or administration is made; and

        (b)     the Public Trustee, where he or she is authorized by this Act to administer an estate without a grant being made.

"common fund" means a common fund established under section 23.

"court", in relation to a matter, means a court having jurisdiction in that matter.

"Court" means the Supreme Court of the Northern Territory.

"employee" has the same meaning as it has in the Public Sector Employment and Management Act .

"estate" includes a trust estate.

"grant of administration", in relation to an estate under the control of the Public Trustee, includes an election to administer by the Public Trustee, the grant of probate or letters of administration either with a will annexed or in the estate of an intestate deceased person or any other order of the Court authorizing the Public Trustee to administer the estate.

"Investment Board" means the Public Trustee Investment Board constituted by this Act.

"Judge" means a Judge of the Supreme Court of the Northern Territory.

"Public Trustee" means the Public Trustee appointed under section 8 and includes an Acting Public Trustee appointed under that section while that person is so acting.

"repealed Acts" means the Acts set out in Schedule 1 and Schedule 2.

"will" includes a testamentary disposition of any kind.