139Effect of disclaimer etc

#### 139 Effect of disclaimer etc 139 Effect of disclaimer etc > For the purposes of the distribution of an intestate estate, a person will be treated as having predeceased the intestate if the person— > > > (a) disclaims an interest, to which he or she would otherwise be entitled, in the intestate estate, or > > > (b) is disqualified from taking an interest in the intestate estate for any reason. > > Note— > > It follows that, if the person has issue, they may be entitled to take the person’s presumptive share of the intestate estate by representation. > > **ch 4, Parts 4.3–4.6 (ss 127–140):** Ins 2009 No 29, Sch 1 \[4\].