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Wills Act 1968
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21 Revocation of will
Subject to sections 8B, 16A, 20 and 20A, a will or part of a will is not
revoked except—
(a) if the testator is a person to whom section 16 applies—by the
testator expressing his or her intention to revoke the will or part
of the will in a manner in which he or she is entitled to dispose
of his or her property under that section; and
(b) whether or not the testator is a person to whom section 16
applies—
(i) by a subsequent valid will of the testator; or
(ii) by the testator executing a document in like manner as a
will is required by part 2 to be executed that shows his or
her intention to revoke the will or part; or
(iii) by the burning, tearing or otherwise destroying of the will
or part by the testator, or by a person acting in the presence
of and by the direction of the testator, with the intention of
revoking the will or part.