Northern Territory Consolidated Acts

WILLS ACT - SECT 54

54. Persons who are entitled to see will

(1) In this section, "will" includes a revoked will, a document purporting to be a will, a part of a will and a copy of a will.

(2) A person who has possession or control of a will of a deceased person must allow any one or more of the following persons to inspect the will and make copies of the will at their own expense:

(a) a person named or referred to in the will, whether as a beneficiary or otherwise;

(b) the surviving spouse or issue of the deceased person;

(c) a parent or a guardian of the deceased person;

(d) a person who would be entitled to a share of the deceased person's estate if the deceased person had died intestate;

(e) a creditor or other person having a claim at law or in equity against the deceased person's estate;

(f) a beneficiary of a prior will of the deceased person;

(g) a parent or guardian of a minor referred to in the will or a minor who would be entitled to a share of the deceased person's estate if the deceased person had died intestate.

(3) A person who has possession or control of a will of a deceased person must produce it in a court if required to do so.