Domicile Act 1979 (NT)

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NORTHERN TERRITORY OF AUSTRALIA

DOMICILE ACT 1979

As in force at 6 December 2018

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northern territory of australia

As in force at 6 December 2018

DOMICILE act 1979

An Act to abolish the dependent domicile of married women and otherwise to reform the law relating to domicile

1Short title

This Act may be cited as the Domicile Act 1979.

2Commencement

This Act shall come into operation on a date to be fixed by the Administrator by notice published in the Gazette.

3Interpretation

In this Act, unless the contrary intention appears:

Commonwealth of Australia means the territory comprising the States and the Australian Capital Territory, the Jervis Bay Territory and the Northern Territory of Australia.

country includes any state, province or other territory:

  • (a)

    that is one of 2 or more territories that together form a country; and

  • (b)

    domicile in which can be material for any purpose of the laws of the Territory.

union means any country that is a union or federation or other aggregation of 2 or more countries and includes the Commonwealth of Australia.

4Operation of Act
  • (1)

    The domicile of a person at a time before the commencement of this Act shall be determined as if this Act had not been enacted.

  • (2)

    The domicile of a person at a time after the commencement of this Act shall be determined as if this Act had always been in force.

  • (3)

    Nothing in this Act affects the jurisdiction of any court in any proceedings commenced before the commencement of this Act.

  • (4)

    This Act has effect to the exclusion of the application of the laws of any other country relating to any matter dealt with by this Act.

5Abolition of rule of dependent domicile of married woman

The rule of law under which a married woman has at all times the domicile of her husband is abolished.

6Domicile of origin

The rule of law whereby the domicile of origin revives upon the abandonment of a domicile of choice without the acquisition of a new domicile of choice is abolished and the domicile a person has at any time continues until he acquires a different domicile.

7Capacity for independent domicile
  • (1)

    A person is capable of having an independent domicile if:

    • (a)

      he has attained the age of 18 years; or

    • (b)

      he is or has at any time been married,

    and not otherwise.

  • (2)

    Subsection (1) does not apply to a person who, under the rules of law relating…

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