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To complete the unit requirements safely and effectively, the individual must:
describe the key legislative requirements of federal, state and territory legislation and regulations relating to:willsintestate successionprobate and administrationtrusteeships including investment obligations of the trusteespreparing an application for administrationtaxation and tax obligations as they relate to the administration of estates and trustsoutline the role, responsibilities and authority of an executordescribe the processes required to prove a will and to administer the estateidentify complex estate issues including:conflict between beneficiariescapital gains taxcomplex assets due to volume, physical location and typecomplex beneficiaries due to volume, physical location and potential bankrupt status and other vulnerabilitiesoutline the professional code of conduct, where applicable, in the personal trustee sector describe organisational policies and procedures relevant to administering a non-complex estateoutline products and services offered by personal trustee organisations and fees and charges that applyoutline the role, responsibilities and powers of the personal trust officer including limitation of giving investment adviceidentify the role of, and how and when to contact, internal or external specialists relating to the personal trustee sectorestablish potential estate liabilities including:claims on the estatefees and charges and other administration expensesdebts of the deceasedfinal tax return obligations of the deceased.