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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