28ADevises to people who have altered their sex

28A Devises to people who have altered their sex If— (a) there is in a will a direct or indirect reference to the sex of a person or class of persons; and (b) during the period between the making of the will and the death of the testator that person, or a person who, but for this section, would have been within that class altered their sex; then, unless the contrary intention appears from the will or from evidence admitted under section 12B, the will has effect as if the relevant person had not altered their sex. Part 4 Miscellaneous Section 29 page 38 Wills Act 1968 Effective: 23/02/26 R22 23/02/26 Authorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au