Western Australian Consolidated Acts Western Australian Consolidated Acts (1) An administrator
may, instead of acting personally, employ and pay an agent, whether a
solicitor, accountant, bank, stockbroker or other person, to transact any
business or do any act required to be transacted or done in the management or
administration of the estate, including the receipt and payment of money, and
the keeping and audit of accounts.
(2) An administrator
is not liable for any default on the part of an agent employed under
subsection (1) in good faith and without negligence.
(3) Nothing in this
section affects sections 50 and 53 of the Public Trustee
Act 1941 .