Northern Territory Consolidated Acts Northern Territory Consolidated Acts10. When Court may dispense with requirements for execution of wills
(1) In this section, "document" means a record of information and includes -
(a) anything on which there is writing;
(b) anything on which there are marks, figures, symbols or perforations having a meaning for persons qualified to interpret them;
(c) anything from which sounds, images or writings can be reproduced with or without the aid of another thing or device; and
(d) a map, plan, drawing or photograph.
(2) If the Court is satisfied that a deceased person intended a document or part of a document that purports to embody the testamentary intentions of the deceased person (but which is not executed in the manner required by this Act) to constitute his or her will or an alteration of his or her will or to revoke his or her will, the document or part of the document constitutes the will of the deceased person or an alteration of the will or revokes the will, as the case requires.
(3) In forming its view whether a deceased person intended a document or part of a document to constitute his or her will or an alteration of his or her will or to revoke his or her will, the Court may have regard (in addition to the document or a part of the document) to any evidence relating to the manner of execution or the testamentary intentions of the deceased person, including evidence (whether or not admissible before the commencement of this section) of statements made by the deceased person.
(4) This section applies to a document whether it came into existence in or outside the Territory.