Permanent Trustee v Attorney General of NSW [1999] NSWSC 288

New South Wales Supreme Court CITATION : Permanent Trustee v Attorney General of NSW [1999] NSWSC 288 CURRENT JURISDICTION : Equity FILE NUMBER(S) : 4013 of 1998 HEARING DATE(S) : 3rd March 1999 JUDGMENT DATE : 9 April 1999

Permanent Trustee Company Limited (Plaintiff) The Attorney General of the State of New South Wales (First Defendant) PARTIES : Bruce William Tricklebank (Second Defendant) Janet Anne Colello (Third Defendant) Neville Maurice Tricklebank (Fourth Defendant) Pamela Mary Frith (Fifth Defendant) JUDGMENT OF : Windeyer J at 1

Mr. Page (Plaintiff) COUNSEL : Mr. R. Lancaster (First Defendant) Mr. G. Seib (Second, Third, Fourth and Fifth Defendants) E.H. Tebbutt & Sons (Plaintiff) SOLICITORS : I.V. Knight (First Defendant) Cashman & Partners (Second, Third, Fourth and Fifth Defendants) CATCHWORDS : CHARITIES - Charitable gifts and trusts - gift to charitable institution - charitable institution ceased to exist before death of testator - evidence of a general charitable intention - application of a cy-prés scheme administered by Attorney General pursuant to s13 of the Charitable Trusts Act 1993; CHARITIES - Charitable gifts and trusts - gift to charitable institution - charitable institution ceased to exist before death of testator - evidence of a general charitable intention - application of a cy-prés scheme administered by Attorney General pursuant to s13 of the Charitable Trusts Act 1993 ACTS CITED : Charitable Trusts Act 1993, ss10(1)(2), 13(2) Attorney-General for NSW v The Public Trustee (1987) 8 NSWLR 550 2 CASES CITED : Re Tyrie deceased (No 1) [1972] VR 168 at 177-8 5 Re: Slatter's Will Trusts [1964] 1 Ch512 6 Sydney Homoeopathic Hospital v Turner (1959) 102 CLR 188 at 220-21 4 DECISION :