About The Public Trustee
The Public Trustee has been serving Tasmanians statewide for over 100 years and continues to provide specialist services to the Tasmanian community in relation to Wills, Estates and Trustee services.
The Public Trustee is an independent and impartial organisation whose vision is to be recognised for our professionalism, respected for our integrity and valued by our clients.
The Public Trustee is responsible for offering trustee services to the Tasmanian community by:
- preparing Wills and Enduring Powers of Attorney
- acting as an executor of estates, or estate administrator if there is no Will
- assuming the role of executor when a person named in a Will is unable or unwilling to act
- acting as attorney for people requiring assistance to manage their financial affairs
- acting as trustee for various types of trusts including accident compensation awards
- assisting people to manage their financial affairs when the Public Trustee is appointed as a financial administrator by the Guardianship and Administration Board
- managing funds under the control of the Public Trustee in order to provide a commercial rate of return to contributors.
Values
The values of the Public Trustee are:
- Service – a client service focus achieved by team work across the whole organisation
- Respect – personal and professional respect for each other and our clients
- Integrity – open, honest and ethical service delivery
Benefits of working with the Agency
- three offices, each located centrally in Hobart CBD, Burnie and Launceston
- flexible workplace practices
- Healthy@Work initiatives including workplace massage, flu injections, Employee Assistance Program, education programs and other initiatives ongoing throughout the year.