Wills Act 1968
16IRecognition of statutory wills
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16I Recognition of statutory wills (1) A statutory will made in accordance with the law of the place where the deceased person was resident at the time of the execution of the will is to be regarded as a valid will of the deceased person. (2) In this section: statutory will means a will executed in accordance with a law of the Territory, or another place for a person who, at the time of execution, did not have testamentary capacity.
International wills Part 3B Section 16J R22 23/02/26 Wills Act 1968 Effective: 23/02/26 page 27 Authorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au Part 3B International wills