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Administration and Probate Act 1969
152Person fraudulently disposing of will liable for damages
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152 Person fraudulently disposing of will liable for damages
Where a person suffers damage as a result of the stealing of a will
or a part of a will, or as a result of the fraudulent destroying,
cancelling, obliterating or concealing of a will or a part of a will, the
person may recover damages in respect of the damage by action in
a court of competent jurisdiction from the person who stole,
destroyed, cancelled, obliterated or concealed the will or part, as
the case may be.