New South Wales Consolidated Acts

SUCCESSION ACT 2006 - SECT 32

32 Use of extrinsic evidence to construe wills

(1) In proceedings to construe a will, evidence (including evidence of the testator's intention) is admissible to assist in the interpretation of the language used in the will if the language makes the will or any part of the will--

(a) meaningless, or

(b) ambiguous on the face of the will, or

(c) ambiguous in the light of the surrounding circumstances.

(2) Despite subsection (1), evidence of the testator's intention is not admissible to establish any of the circumstances mentioned in subsection (1) (c).

(3) Despite subsection (2), nothing in this section prevents evidence that is otherwise admissible at law from being admissible in proceedings to construe a will.