Aged and Infirm Persons' Property Act 1940 (SA)

South Australia Aged and Infirm Persons' Property Act 1940 An Act to make provision for the protection of the property of aged and infirm persons, to make provision for the perpetuation of testimony relating to testamentary documents, and for other purposes.

Contents Part 1—Preliminary and general 1 Short title 3 Interpretation 4 Exercise of jurisdiction by court 6 Procedure where case not provided for Part 2—Aged and infirm persons' property 7 Circumstances under which protection order may be made 8 Application for protection order 8A Protection order on court's own initiative 9 Examination of protected person 9A Report on person's affairs 10 Appointment of manager 11 Variation or rescission of protection order 12 Exemption of part of estate 13 Powers of manager 14 Continuance of provision for dependent persons 15 Application of unapplied portion of estate 16 Power to order sale etc 16A Where administration has disturbed entitlements of beneficiaries, the Court has power to intervene 17 Provision where two or more managers 18 Manager to be deemed trustee 19 Filing of statement 20 Percentage of moneys collected payable to Public Trustee 21 Exemption of manager from personal liability 22 Proceedings 23 Inquiry by special magistrate 24 Application to court by Public Trustee 25 Exercise by manager of powers of protected person 26 Execution of assurances etc by manager 27 Power of manager to avoid dispositions and contracts of protected persons 28 Registration of protection order 29 Restriction of testamentary capacity of protected person 30 Relationship between this Act and Guardianship and Administration Act 1993 31 Expenses and remuneration of manager 32 Change of managers 32A Provision for Public Trustee to manage estates of persons in other parts of the world 32B Provision for Public Trustee to request authority in other parts of the world to administer estate of protected persons Part 3—Perpetuation of testimony relating to testamentary documents 33 Application for order to perpetuate testimony 34 Attendance at examination 35 Conduct of examination 36 Discontinuance of proceedings 37 Report 38 Power of examiner to conduct examination 39 Deposit of depositions and will or codicil 40 Use of depositions as testimony Legislative history