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FAMILY PROVISION ACT - NOTES

Serial No

NORTHERN TERRITORY OF AUSTRALIA

FAMILY PROVISION ACT

As in force at 17 March 2004

Table of provisions

NORTHERN TERRITORY OF AUSTRALIA

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This reprint shows the Act as in force at 17 March 2004. Any amendments that commence after that date are not included.

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FAMILY PROVISION ACT

An act to ensure that the family of a deceased person receives adequate provision out of his estate

ENDNOTES

1     KEY

Key to abbreviations


amd = amended                 od = order
app = appendix                 om = omitted
bl = by-law                     pt = Part
ch = Chapter                     r = regulation/rule
cl = clause                     rem = remainder
div = Division                     renum = renumbered
exp = expires/expired                 rep = repealed
f = forms                     s = section
Gaz = Gazette                     sch = Schedule
hdg = heading                     sdiv = Subdivision
ins = inserted                     SL = Subordinate Legislation
lt = long title                     sub = substituted

nc = not commenced                

2     LIST OF LEGISLATION

Family Provision Ordinance 1970 (Act No. 10, 1970)

Assent date

8 April 1970

Commenced

17 March 1971 (Gaz No. 9, 3 March 1971, p 79)

Ordinances Revision Ordinance 1973 (Act No. 87, 1973)

Assent date

11 December 1973

Commenced

11 December 1973 (s 12(2))

Amending Legislation

Ordinances Revision Ordinance 1974 (Act No. 34, 1974)

Assent date

26 August 1974

Commenced

11 December 1973 (s 3(2))

Ordinances Revision Ordinance (No. 2) 1974 (Act No. 69, 1974)

Assent date

24 October 1974

Commenced

11 December 1973 (s 3)

Ordinances Revision Ordinance 1976 (Act No. 27, 1976)

Assent date

28 June 1976

Commenced

ss 1, 2 and 6: 28 June 1976 (s 6(2));
ss 3 and 4: 11 December 1973; s 5: 24 October 1974

Status of Children Act 1978 (Act No. 16, 1979)

Assent date

26 January 1979

Commenced

21 September 1979 (Gaz G38, 21 September 1979, p 1)

Family Provision Act 1979 (Act No. 36, 1979)

Assent date

27 April 1979

Commenced

3 December 1979 (s 2, s 2 Administration and Probate Act 1979 (Act No. 38, 1979) and Gaz S25, 28 November 1979)

Amending Legislation

Statute Law Revision Act (No. 3) 1979 (Act No. 37, 1980)

Assent date

24 April 1980

Commenced

24 April 1980

Family Provision Amendment Act 1980 (Act No. 10, 1981)

Assent date

9 January 1981

Commenced

20 February 1981 (Gaz G7, 20 February 1981, p 7)

Statute Law Revision Act (No. 2) 1981 (Act No. 63, 1981)

Assent date

20 July 1981

Commenced

20 July 1981

Statute Law Revision Act (No. 4) 1981 (Act No. 4, 1982)

Assent date

12 February 1982

Commenced

12 February 1982

De Facto Relationships (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act 1991 (Act No. 82, 1991)

Assent date

24 December 1991

Commenced

1 January 1992 (s 2)

Family Provision Amendment Act 2000 (Act No. 60, 2000)

Assent date

14 November 2000

Commenced

1 March 2001 (s 2, s 2 Wills Act 2000 (Act No. 59, 2000) and Gaz G48, 6 December 2000, p 3)

Law Reform (Gender, Sexuality and De Facto Relationships) Act 2003 (Act No. 1, 2004)

Assent date

7 January 2004

Commenced

17 March 2004 (Gaz G11, 17 March 2004, p 8)

3     SAVINGS AND TRANSITIONAL
s 69 Law Reform (Gender, Sexuality and De Facto Relationships) Act 2003 (Act No. 1, 2004)

4     GENERAL AMENDMENTS
General amendments of a formal nature (which are not referred to in the table of amendments to this reprint) are made by the Ordinances Revision Ordinance 1973 (Act No. 87, 1973) (as amended) to the following provisions: ss 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 20, 21, and 22.

5     LIST OF AMENDMENTS
lt     amd No. 10, 1981, s 6
ss 1 – 2     amd No. 10, 1981, s 6
s 4     amd No. 36, 1979, s 3; No. 10, 1981, ss 4 and 6; No. 4, 1982, s 3; No. 82, 1991, s 11; No. 1, 2004, s 62
ss 5 – 6     amd No. 10, 1981, s 6
s 7     amd No. 16, 1979, s 19; No. 36, 1979, s 4; No. 10, 1981, ss 5 and 6; No. 1, 2004, s 62
s 8     amd No. 10, 1981, s 6
ss 11 – 12     amd No. 10, 1981, s 6
s 13     amd No. 10, 1981, s 6; No. 60, 2000, s 3
ss 16 – 17     amd No. 10, 1981, s 6
s 18     amd No. 4, 1982, s 3
s 19     amd No. 63, 1981, s 2
ss 20 – 22     amd No. 10, 1981, s 6


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