Hon. Tom Stephens asks the Attorney General to intervene with the Public Trustee to retain Dr. Karl von Brandenstein's linguistic and photographic material in WA. The Attorney General declines, citing legal restrictions on discussing individual estates.

AnsweredQoN 1253Legislative Council
Asked
20 June 2000
Portfolio
Attorney General

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VON BRANDENSTEIN, DR KARL, PHOTOGRAPHIC AND LINGUISTIC MATERIAL 1253. Hon TOM STEPHENS to the Attorney General: (1) Will the Attorney General make representations to the Public Trustee in support of the efforts of the Battye Library to have retained in Western Australia the collection of linguistic and photographic material of Dr Karl von Brandenstein that came from the north of the State in the 1950s and 1960s? (2) What opportunity is open to interested parties to secure a decision from the Public Trustee that will ensure that this significant material is retained in Western Australia? Hon PETER FOSS

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(1)-(2) By virtue of section 47(3) of the Public Trustee Act and Section 113(1) of the Guardianship and Administration Act, the Public Trustee is restricted to answering questions relating to the details of individual estates.
VON BRANDENSTEIN, DR KARL, PHOTOGRAPHIC AND LINGUISTIC MATERIAL
(1) Will the Attorney General make representations to the Public Trustee in support of the efforts of the Battye Library to have retained in Western Australia the collection of linguistic and photographic material of Dr Karl von Brandenstein that came from the north of the State in the 1950s and 1960s? (2) What opportunity is open to interested parties to secure a decision from the Public Trustee that will ensure that this significant material is retained in Western Australia? Hon PETER FOSS replied: (1)-(2) By virtue of section 47(3) of the Public Trustee Act and Section 113(1) of the Guardianship and Administration Act, the Public Trustee is restricted to answering questions relating to the details of individual estates.
(2) What opportunity is open to interested parties to secure a decision from the Public Trustee that will ensure that this significant material is retained in Western Australia? Hon PETER FOSS replied: (1)-(2) By virtue of section 47(3) of the Public Trustee Act and Section 113(1) of the Guardianship and Administration Act, the Public Trustee is restricted to answering questions relating to the details of individual estates.
Hon PETER FOSS replied: (1)-(2) By virtue of section 47(3) of the Public Trustee Act and Section 113(1) of the Guardianship and Administration Act, the Public Trustee is restricted to answering questions relating to the details of individual estates.
(1)-(2) By virtue of section 47(3) of the Public Trustee Act and Section 113(1) of the Guardianship and Administration Act, the Public Trustee is restricted to answering questions relating to the details of individual estates.

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