Australian Capital Territory Current Acts Australian Capital Territory Current Acts(1) The public trustee and guardian may take any steps that are necessary or desirable to vest forfeited property in the Territory and to bring it under the public trustee and guardian's control.
Examples
1 the giving notice of, or otherwise taking action to protect, the Territory's equitable interest in forfeited property
2 registering a caveat over forfeited property
3 obtaining registration of an interest in forfeited property on behalf of the Territory (including signing an instrument of transfer)
(2) This section does not limit the powers of the public trustee and guardian under this Act in relation to the forfeited property.
Example
the public trustee and guardian may transfer an interest in property on behalf of the Territory
Note A registered interstate forfeiture order is taken to be a forfeiture order under this Act (see s 139).