61Foreign probates etc. may be sealed

##### 61. Foreign probates etc. may be sealed (1) When any probate or administration heretofore or hereafter granted by any court of competent jurisdiction, in any portion of Her Majesty’s dominions, is produced to and a copy thereof deposited with the Principal Registrar by any person being the executor or administrator therein named, or by any person duly authorised by power of attorney in that behalf, under the hand and seal of such executor or administrator, such probate or administration may be sealed with the seal of the Court. (2) When so sealed, such probate or administration shall have the like force, effect, and operation in Western Australia, and every executor and administrator thereunder shall perform the same duties and be subject to the same liabilities as if such probate or administration had been originally granted by the Court. [Section 61 amended: No. 138 of 1976 s. 13; No. 67 of 1979 s. 44.]