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Law Reform Act 1995
sec.18Capacity
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### sec.18 Capacity
A married person has a legal personality that is independent, separate and distinct from the legal personality of the person’s husband or wife.
A married person has the same legal capacity that the person would have if the person were unmarried.
s 18 ins 1995 No. 58 s 4 sch 1
amd 2002 No. 74 s 90 sch
(sec.18-ssec.1) A married person has a legal personality that is independent, separate and distinct from the legal personality of the person’s husband or wife.
(sec.18-ssec.2) A married person has the same legal capacity that the person would have if the person were unmarried.