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Domicile Act 1982
8Capacity to have independent domicile
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#### 8 Capacity to have independent domicile
(1) A person is capable of having an independent domicile if:
(a) he or she has attained the age of 18 years; or
(b) he or she is, or has at any time been, married;
and not otherwise.
(2) Subsection (1) does not apply to a person who, under the rules of the common law relating to domicile, is incapable of acquiring a domicile by reason of mental incapacity.