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Wills Act 2008
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### 22 Court may make certain orders
> > (1) The Court may, on application by any person make an order authorising the making or alteration of a will in specific terms approved by the Court, or the revocation of the whole or any part of a will, on behalf of a person who lacks testamentary capacity.
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> > (2) The Court may authorise the making or alteration of a will that deals with the whole of the property of a person, the making or alteration of a will that deals with part only of the property of a person or the alteration of part only of any will.
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> > (3) The Court is not to make an order under this Division unless the person on whose behalf approval for the making of a will is sought is alive when the order is made.
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> > (4) The Court may make an order under this Division in respect of a minor who lacks testamentary capacity by reason of disability or injury.
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> > (5) The Court may make an order under this Division even if the will was made before the commencement of this Act.