"disaster" means any catastrophe or disaster arising from natural causes,
inevitable accident, wilful act or negligence.
"disaster relief fund" has the same meaning as that assigned to it by
section 35B(1) .
(2) Where a disaster occurs moneys may be donated to the
disaster appeals trust fund for payment to any disaster relief fund that has
been or may be established in respect of the disaster.
(3) The public trustee
shall as soon as possible forward those moneys to the governing body of or
persons raising the disaster relief fund for payment into the fund.
(4)
Where—
(a) moneys are donated to the disaster appeals trust fund for payment
to a disaster relief fund that as far as the public trustee can ascertain has
ceased to exist or operate; or
(b) it is not clear to which
disaster relief fund a donor of moneys to the disaster appeals trust fund
intended the moneys to be paid and the public trustee is unable to clarify the
intention; or
(c) a disaster occurs and a disaster relief fund in respect of
the disaster is not established within 1 month after the occurrence of the
disaster and moneys are donated to the disaster appeals trust fund for the
benefit or relief of persons suffering distress, whether physical, mental or
financial, as a result of the disaster;
those moneys shall as from a date
declared by the public trustee under the public trustee’s hand and seal form
part of the disaster appeals trust fund as if they had vested in the public
trustee under section 35B(2) freed and discharged from all trusts to which
they are or may be subject.
