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### 4 Interpretation
> In this Act, unless the contrary intention appears –[*\[Section 4 Amended by No. 18 of 2021, s. 355, Applied:05 Nov 2021\]*](/view/html/inforce/2021-11-05/act-2021-018#GS355@Hpa@EN)
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> > ***Court*** means the Supreme Court of Tasmania;
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> > ***disposition*** includes –
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> > > > (a) any gift, devise or bequest of property under a will; and
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> > > > (b) the creation by will of a power of appointment affecting property; and
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> > > > (c) the exercise by will of a power of appointment affecting property;
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> > ***document***, except in [section 10(4)](#GS10@Gs4@EN) , means any paper or other material on which there is writing;
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> > ***grant of probate*** includes grant of administration with the will annexed;
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> > ***internal law***, used in relation to a country or place, means the law that would apply in a case where no question of the law in force in any other country or place arose;
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> > ***law practice*** has the same meaning as in the [Legal Profession Act 2007](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-2007-024) ;
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> > ***minor*** means a person under the age of 18 years;
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> > ***property*** includes –
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> > > > (a) any contingent, executory or future interest in property; and
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> > > > (b) any right of entry or recovery of property or right to call for the transfer of title to property;
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> > ***Public Trustee*** means The Public Trustee referred to in [section 4 of the](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1930-061#GS4@EN) [Public Trustee Act 1930](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1930-061) ;
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> > ***Registrar*** means the Registrar of the Court;
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> > ***Rules*** means Rules of Court made and in force under [section 65](#GS65@EN) ;
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> > ***spouse***, in relation to a person, includes the person who is in a significant relationship, within the meaning of the [Relationships Act 2003](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-2003-044) , with that person;
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> > ***statutory will*** means a will executed by virtue of a statutory provision on behalf of a person who, at the time of execution, lacked testamentary capacity;
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> > [*\[Section 4 Amended by No. 18 of 2021, s. 355, Applied:05 Nov 2021\]*](/view/html/inforce/2021-11-05/act-2021-018#GS355@Hpb@EN) ***Tribunal*** means the Tasmanian Civil and Administrative Tribunal;
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> > ***will*** includes a codicil and any other testamentary disposition.