Notification 259 Application to submit unclaimed trust money

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Email: lo@lawsocietynt.asn.au

Web: www.lawsocietynt.asn.au

This form is automatically submitted to Law Society NT.

Once submitted, the Society will review your application and will respond within 7 working days.

s259 of the LPA states

An amount of trust money held by a law practice is an unclaimed amount if:

(a) the amount has been held by the practice for a period of at least 2 years and during that period the practice has had no knowledge of the existence or the address of the person on whose behalf the amount is held; or

(b) the person has refused to accept payment of the amount when tendered.

In approving this application, the Society requires verification that the practice has undertaken due diligence in regard to locating clients and cancelling any stale cheques.

Practice Details

Name of Law Practice

What is the Practice number?

This number has been allocated to your practice by the Society. Please contact the society if you can not locate the number.

Name of practitioner submitting this notification

This notification is required to be completed by an authorised practitioner of the practice

What is your personal work email

Unclaimed trust money declaration

In words, what is the value of the unclaimed trust money you are wishing to report

In dollar value, what is the value of the unclaimed trust money you are wishing to report

Do you consider this value meets the definition of unclaimed trust monies

How many ledger accounts are representative of this value

Trust Ledger Details

Ledger reference

Date of last transaction on this ledger

Date of last deposit recorded on ledger

In whose name was the last receipt issued in ?

Client name

Client Date of Birth

Client address postal address

Client residential address

Client last known phone number

Client email address

Ledger Balance (in numerals)

If required please provide additional information concerning this ledger which may assist the Society in locating the client

Matter Details

Matter reference

Area of law

Name of last legal practitioner dealing with the matter

Unpresented Cheque

Is any of the value of this trust ledger represented by an un-presented cheque

Has the cheque been cancelled

What was date of the cheque

The cheque number

Please provide the name to whom the cheque was made out to

What is the value of the cheque

Search details for this ledger

Please detail what investigations you have undertaken to locate the person who paid the trust moneys

Telephone callsLocation visit Electoral RollLast known employerInternet SearchWritten LettersASIC SearchEmails SentYou are required to have conducted AT LEAST 4 of the above within the last six months you have held the inactive trust account monies

Phone calls

Date of phone call

Phone number

Internet and email search

Which sites or email addresses have you searched

Location Visit

Date of visit

Address of visit

Employer details

Name of the employer

Location address of employer

Postal address of employer

Employer's email

Phone number of employer

I, the authorised practitioner, declare;

The trust money detailed in this application meets the criteria of unclaimed trust money and

I have undertaken all activities stated to locate the relevant persons and refund the money and

I request that the Society consider my application and accept the funds as unclaimed trust money as defined in the Act.

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