Section 601SBACorporations Act 2001 (Cth)

Licensed trustee company not required to file accounts

(1) A licensed trustee company, when acting alone in relation to any estate of a deceased person, is not required to file, or file and pass, accounts relating to the estate unless the Court, of its own motion or on application by or on behalf of a person with a proper interest in the estate, so orders.

(2) If a licensed trustee company is appointed and acts jointly with any other person in relation to any estate of a deceased person, the trustee company and that other person are not required to file, or file and pass, accounts relating to the estate unless:

(a) that other person intends to charge fees for acting in relation to the estate; or

(b) the Court, of its own motion or on application by or on behalf of a person with a proper interest in the estate, so orders.

Sourced from the Federal Register of Legislation at 17 May 2026. For the latest information on Australian Government law please go to https://www.legislation.gov.au. Verify the current text against the official source before relying on it.

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