Northern Territory Consolidated Acts

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WILLS ACT - SECT 5

Application of Act

5. Application of Act

(1) Subject to this section, this Act applies only to wills executed on or after the commencement of this Act.

(2) Subject to subsections (3) and (4), the Wills Act in force immediately before the commencement of this Act continues to apply to wills executed before the commencement of this Act.

(3) If -

(a) a person is divorced after the commencement of this Act; or

(b) a person's marriage is annulled after the commencement of this Act,

section 15 applies to the person's will (if any) whether the will was executed before, on or after the commencement.

(4) If a testator dies on or after the commencement of this Act, sections 6, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 35, 36, 37, 42, 43 and 44 apply to his or her will whether it was executed before, on or after that commencement.

part 2 - capacity and formal requirements



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