48Resealing of probate, &c., granted beyond the State in certain cases

### 48 Resealing of probate, &c., granted beyond the State in certain cases > *\[Section 48 Amended by No. 4 of 1978, s. 7 \]* > > > (1)  *\[Section 48 Subsection (1) amended by No. 50 of 1951, s. 4 \]*When probate of the will or letters of administration to the estate of any deceased person who has left any property, whether real or personal, within the State, has or have been at any time granted by any court of competent jurisdiction in a State or Territory of the Commonwealth or a reciprocating country – > > > > > > (a) the executor or administrator therein named, whether he be within the jurisdiction of the Court or not, may, either personally or by some proctor on his behalf, produce the same, and in the case of an executor of an executor the probate of the will of the deceased executor, to the Registrar, and deposit a verified copy, or verified copies, thereof in his office; or > > > > > > > (b) any person duly authorized by power of attorney under the hand and seal of such executor or administrator may, either personally or by some proctor on his behalf, produce such probate or letters of administration and power of attorney, accompanied by an affidavit that such power of attorney has not been revoked, to the Registrar, and may deposit verified copies thereof in his office. > > > (2)  When such documents have been produced and verified copies thereof deposited as aforesaid by or on behalf of such executor or administrator or person so authorized by power of attorney, such probate or letters of administration shall be sealed with the seal of the Court, and shall have the like force and effect and the same operation in this State as if it or they had been originally granted in this State; and every such executor of any such will and administrator of any such estate and person authorized by power of attorney as aforesaid shall perform the same duties and shall have the same rights, and every such executor and administrator and person authorized by power of attorney as aforesaid, and the estate of every such deceased person, shall be subject to the same liabilities and obligations as if such probate or letters of administration had been originally granted by the Court.