The Public Trustee and Guardian will be closed from Thursday, 25 December 2025 and will reopen on Friday, 2 January 2026.

During this time, we cannot make decisions about financial, property, accommodation, or routine health care and support services.

If you need help while we are closed:

  • If someone has passed away and PTG holds a Will:
    • Contact a funeral director to arrange the funeral. You can report the estate when our office reopens.
  • Emergency guardianship application:
    • Speak with hospital social work staff.
  • Financial management clients:
    • Regular payments will continue during the closure.
    • Weekend and public holidays may affect payment dates.
    • No extra fund requests will be processed during this time.

Enquiries submitted via our website will be answered when we reopen on Friday, 2 January 2026.

We wish you a happy and safe holiday season!

Welcome to the Public Trustee & Guardian for the Australian Capital Territory

We provide permanent and secure Trustee, Guardianship and Administration services to the ACT (Australian Capital Territory) community. Learn more

Browse Services

Wills - how to make a will and how we can support you, book a will appointment, choose us as your executor, add your will to the ACT Will Register

Deceased Estates - find a will; learn how the estate administration process works; information for beneficiaries and executors

Power of Attorney - learn how to appoint someone to make decisions on your behalf

Trusts - information for trust clients, set up a trust, how trusts work

Guardianship - learn about guardianship, information for individuals and stakeholders where the Public Trustee and Guardian has been appointed, information for private guardians, information about ACT Civil and Administrative Tribunal orders

Unclaimed Money - information about the Unclaimed Money Scheme, make a claim for unclaimed money

Financial Management - learn about financial management orders, information for individuals and stakeholders where the Public Trustee and Guardian has been appointed, information for private financial managers, information about ACT Civil and Administrative Tribunal orders

Confiscation of Criminal Assets (COCA) - information about the COCA scheme

Unclaimed Deceased Persons Scheme - information about the Unclaimed Deceased Persons scheme

GreaterGood - learn about the GreaterGood charitable fund