Western Australian Current Acts Western Australian Current Acts (1) Where a person
dies leaving infant issue and the value of the share of the real and personal
property of the deceased person to which an infant is entitled in distribution
does not exceed $10 000 the Court may, on the application of any such infant,
or of any person on his behalf, authorise the executor or administrator to
expend the whole or any part of the share of such infant in his maintenance,
advancement, or education.
[(2) deleted]
(3) The power or
authority that the Court may confer under this section on an executor or
administrator is in addition to any other power or authority, statutory or
otherwise, that the executor or administrator may have to pay or apply capital
money or assets, or the income thereof, to or on behalf of an infant.
[Section 17 amended: No. 62 of 1955 s. 5; No. 80
of 1962 s. 3; No. 113 of 1965 s. 8.]