WILLS ACT 1997 - SECT 19C Persons authorised to act in connection with international wills

WILLS ACT 1997 - SECT 19C

    (1)     For the purposes of this Part, the following persons are authorised to act in connection with an international will—

S. 19C(1)(a) amended by No. 17/2014 s. 160(Sch.  2 item 111).

        (a)     an Australian legal practitioner;

        (b)     a public notary of any Australian jurisdiction.

    (2)     For the purposes of this Part, a reference in the Annex to the Convention to a person authorised to act in connection with international wills is a reference to—

        (a)     a person referred to in subsection (1) who is acting in Australia;

        (b)     any other person who is acting as an authorised person under the law of a State (other than Australia) that is a party to the Convention.

Note

This section gives effect to Articles 2 and 3 of the Convention.

S. 19D inserted by No. 44/2012 s. 5.