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INTESTACY ACT 2010 - SECT 38 State has discretion to make provision out of property to which it becomes entitled

INTESTACY ACT 2010 - SECT 38

State has discretion to make provision out of property to which it becomes entitled

(1)  If the State is entitled to an intestate estate under this Part, the Minister may, on application for a waiver of the State's rights, waive the State's rights in whole or part in favour of –
(a) dependants of the intestate; or
(b) any persons who have, in the Minister's opinion, a just or moral claim on the intestate; or
(c) any organisation or person for whom the intestate might reasonably be expected to have made provision; or
(d) the trustees for any person or organisation mentioned in paragraph (a) , (b) or (c) ; or
(e) any other organisation or person.
(2)  The Minister may grant a waiver under this section on conditions the Minister considers appropriate.