UNCLAIMED MONEY ACT 1990

Table of Provisions

• Long Title

PART 1 -- Preliminary  

• 1 Short title
 
• 2 Commencement
 
• 3 Interpretation
 
• 4 Application
 
• 5 Questions as to jurisdiction

PART 2 -- Unclaimed money  

• 6 Unclaimed money
 
• 7 Persons taken, or deemed, to be holders of unclaimed money
 
• 8 Treasurer to be notified of unclaimed money, or its payment

PART 3 -- Prescribed retained money  

• 9 Prescribed retained money
 
• 10 How prescribed retained money shall be dealt with by the Treasurer

PART 4 -- Treasury procedures

Division 1 -- Advertisement  

• 11 Treasurer to advertise
 
• 12 Effect of advertisement of moneys

Division 2 -- Payments to or from Treasury  

• 13 Money not claimed, and voluntarily paid to Treasury otherwise than as unclaimed or prescribed retained money
 
• 14 Advertised money unpaid payable to the Treasurer
 
• 15 Treasurer may make payment to claimant
 
• 16 Interest on payments made
 
• 17 Money recoverable by Treasurer
 
• 18 Payment into Consolidated Account

PART 5 -- Administration  

• 19 Exemption
 
• 20 Exemptions in respect of money subject to a trust
 
• 21 Delegations and authorisations
 
• 22 Offences
 
• 23 Regulations
 
• 24 Repeal
 
• 25 Transitional provision
  Other notes Defined terms