WILLS ACT 1968 - SECT 16L Persons authorised to act in connection with international wills
WILLS ACT 1968 - SECT 16L
Persons authorised to act in connection with international wills(1) For this part, the following people are authorised to act in connection with an international will:
(a) an Australian legal practitioner;
(b) a public notary of any Australian jurisdiction.
(2) For this part, a reference in the annex to the convention to a person authorised to act in connection with international wills is a reference to:
(a) a person mentioned in subsection (1) who is acting in Australia; or
(b) any other person who is acting as an authorised person under the law of a state (other than Australia) that is a party to the convention.
Note This section gives effect to articles 2 and 3 of the convention.
(3) In this section:
"Australian legal practitioner"—see the Legal Profession Act 2006