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WILLS ACT 1997 - SECT 19

Construction of the law applying to wills

    (1)     In determining whether a will has been executed in conformity with a particular law, regard must be had to the formal requirements of that law at the time of execution, but account may be taken of a later alteration of the law affecting wills executed at that time, if the alteration enables the will to be treated as properly executed.

    (2)     If a law in force outside Victoria is applied to a will, a requirement of that law that special formalities must be observed by testators of a particular description or that the witnesses to the execution of a will must have certain qualifications, is to be taken to be a formal requirement only, despite any rule of that law to the contrary.

Pt 2 Div. 7 (Heading and ss 19A 19E) inserted by No. 44/2012 s. 5.

Division 7—International wills

S. 19A inserted by No. 44/2012 s. 5.



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