4Amendment history

4 Amendment history page 60 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 Persons authorised to act in connection with international wills s 16L ins A2012-13 amdt 1.44 Application of Act to international wills s 16M ins A2012-13 amdt 1.44 Creditor to be admitted as witness s 18 am A2006-22 amdt 1.127, amdt 1.30, amdt 1.31 (A2006-22 rep before commenced by disallowance (see Cwlth Gaz 2006 No S93)); A2008-14 amdt 1.87 Revocation of will by testator’s marriage or civil partnership s 20 hdg sub A2006-22 amdt 1.132 (A2006-22 rep before commenced by disallowance (see Cwlth Gaz 2006 No S93)); A2008-14 amdt 1.88; A2012-40 amdt 3.109; A2013-39 amdt 2.62 (A2013-39 never effective (see Commonwealth v Australian Capital Territory [2013] HCA 55)) s 20 am 1991 No. 67 s 11; A2006-22 amdts 1.133-1.137 (A2006-22 rep before commenced by disallowance (see Cwlth Gaz 2006 No S93)); A2007-3 amdt 3.559; A2008-14 amdts 1.89-1.91; A2012-40 amdts 3.110-3.115; A2013-39 amdts 2.63-2.68 (A2013-39 never effective (see Commonwealth v Australian Capital Territory [2013] HCA 55)) Effect of termination of marriage, civil union or civil partnership s 20A hdg sub A2006-22 amdt 1.138 (A2006-22 rep before commenced by disallowance (see Cwlth Gaz 2006 No S93)); A2008-14 amdt 1.92; A2012-40 amdt 3.116 s 20A ins A1991-67 s 12 am A2006-22 amdts 1.139-1.144 (A2006-22 rep before commenced by disallowance (see Cwlth Gaz 2006 No S93)); A2006-40 amdt 2.211; A2008-14 amdts 1.93-1.98; A2012-40 amdts 3.117-3.122; ss renum R12 LA; A2013-39 amdt 2.69, amdt 2.70 (A2013-39 never effective (see Commonwealth v Australian Capital Territory [2013] HCA 55)) Revocation of will s 21 am A1991-67 s 13; A2010-13 amdt 1.37 Devises to people who have altered their sex s 28A hdg sub A2016-7 amdt 1.26 s 28A ins A1997-114 s 4 am A2016-7 amdts 1.27-1.29 Intermediate income on future and contingent bequests and devises s 30A ins A1991-67 s 14 Gifts to issue s 31 sub A1991-67 s 15 am A2007-3 amdt 3.560

Endnotes Amendment history 4 R22 23/02/26 Wills Act 1968 Effective: 23/02/26 page 61 Authorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au Legitimacy of issue s 31A ins Ord1989-16 s 3 Distribution to issue s 31B ins A1991-67 s 16 Beneficiary not surviving testator s 31C ins A1991-67 s 16 sub A2021-3 s 43 Wills deposited with registrar s 32 sub A2023-57 s 54 Wills in possession of legal aid commission s 33 om A2023-57 s 54 ins A2026-4 s 43 Searches s 34 om A2023-57 s 54 Transitional pt 5 ins A2000-80 amdt 3.39 Application of amendments and provisions s 35 ins A2000-80 amdt 3.39 Transfer of wills deposited with registrar s 36 ins A2023-57 s 55 exp 11 June 2025 (s 36 (4)) Annex to Convention providing a Uniform Law on the Form of an International Will 1973 sch 1 ins A2012-13 amdt 1.45 Dictionary dict ins A2007-3 amdt 3.561 am A2008-14 amdt 1.99; A2009-20 amdt 3.231; A2012-40 amdt 3.123; A2013-39 amdt 2.71 (A2013-39 never effective (see Commonwealth v Australian Capital Territory [2013] HCA 55)); A2015-33 amdt 1.263, amdt 1.264; A2016-13 amdt 1.146; A2023-57 s 56 def personal property reloc from s 4 A2007-3 amdt 3.549 def real property reloc from s 4 A2007-3 amdt 3.549 def registrar sub A1994-97 sch pt 1; A2006-40 amdt 2.210 reloc from s 4 A2007-3 amdt 3.549 def will sub A2007-3 amdt 3.548 reloc from s 4 A2007-3 amdt 3.549 sub A2007-16 amdt 3.140