The Administrator-General will intervene where one or more of the following circumstances exist:
- Where a person dies without leaving a Will and a minor is entitled to a share of the estate of the deceased;
- Where the Administrator-General is appointed the Executor under a valid Will;
- Where a person dies without leaving a Will and his/her estate consists solely of personalty valued less than One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000.00);
- Where the deceased person is not survived by any eligible relatives and the residue of the estate will fall to the Crown as Bona Vacantia;
- Where the whereabouts of beneficiaries are unknown;
- Where a Court order has been issued for the intervention of the Administrator-General;
With the passage of the Civil Procedure Rules 2002, the Administrator-General is required to prepare a Certificate consenting to the application for the appointment of a personal representative other than herself in intestate matters.
*Source: Administrator-General's website
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