4Interpretation

4 Interpretation

In this Act, unless the contrary intention appears –[Section 4 Amended by No. 18 of 2021, s. 355, Applied:05 Nov 2021]

Court means the Supreme Court of Tasmania;

disposition includes –

(a) any gift, devise or bequest of property under a will; and

(b) the creation by will of a power of appointment affecting property; and

(c) the exercise by will of a power of appointment affecting property;

document, except in section 10(4) , means any paper or other material on which there is writing;

grant of probate includes grant of administration with the will annexed;

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;

law practice has the same meaning as in the Legal Profession Act 2007 ;

minor means a person under the age of 18 years;

property includes –

(a) any contingent, executory or future interest in property; and

(b) any right of entry or recovery of property or right to call for the transfer of title to property;

Public Trustee means The Public Trustee referred to in section 4 of the Public Trustee Act 1930 ;

Registrar means the Registrar of the Court;