NRS-12410 | Damages Trusts and Section 47 files

These files relate to Section 12 (v) and (v.1) of the Public Trustee Act, and to the Damages (Infants and Persons of Unsound Mind) Act. They involve cases where infants (children up to 18 years of age) have been awarded damages by the Court and the money is administered by the Public Trustee. In regard to "persons of unsound mind", the damages awarded are paid to the person's committee, the manager of his/her estate, or to the Master in Lunacy (later Master in the Protective Jurisdiction and Protective Commissioner). The files contain only primary correspondence and legal documents pertaining to each case, all routine material having been culled. The remaining material may include: distribution details; submissions re payment of Trust funds; recipient's birth certificate; and receipts for monies paid. Prior to 1967 these files were kept with the Deceased estate files (NRS 12409). (14/4412-27). 16 boxes. Note: This description is extracted from Concise Guide to the State Archives of New South Wales, 3rd Edition 2000.