Law Reform (Wills) Act of 1962 (11 Eliz Ii No. 19) (Qld)

863 {Quccnslattb ANNO UNDECIMO ELIZABETHAE SECUNDAE REGINAE ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• No. 19 An Act to Amend the Law Relating to Wills, and for other purposes. [AsSENTED TO 3RD APRIL, 1962] B E it enacted by the Queen's Most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of Queensland in Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:•- 1. (1) This Act may be cited as "The Law Reform Short title (Wills) Act of 1962." (2) This Act applies only to wills made on or after AfXli~tion the date of the passing of this Act. 0 c

864 Law Reform (Wills) Act 11 ELIZ. II. No. 19, Meaning of 2. In this Act the word "will" shall have the "will" meaning assigned to it by section one of " The Succession Acts, 1867 to 1943." When will not to be revoked by marriage 3. Notwithstanding anything in section fifty of "The Succession Acts, 1867 to 1943," or in any other Act or enactment or rule of law, a will which is expressed to be made in contemplation of marriage shall not be revoked by the solemnization of the marriage contemplated. l tca a o w tnio s ~ nmictteropfre- t h e m4a. n ( n 1 e ) r Saunb d je1 ~ cot rtmo at 1 h1 . et . ieosthoe f r mprao k v ' misgio, nasno d ftt h heism . setrcmt . ios1n . c, validity and effect of a will, so far as the will relates to immovables, are governed by the law of the place where the immovables are situated. (2) Subject to the other provisions of this section, the manner and formalities of making, and the intrinsic validity and effect of a will, so far as the will relates to movables, are governed by the law of the place where the testator was domiciled at the time of his death. (3) As regards the manner and formalities of making a will, so far as it relates to movables, a will made either in or out of Queensland is valid and admissible to probate if it is made in accordance with the law in force at the time of its making in the place where- (a) the will was made ; or (b) the testator was domiciled when the will was made; or (c) the testator had his domicile of origin. (4) A change of domicile of the testator occurring after a will is made does not render the will invalid as regards the manner and formalities of its making or alter its construction.

1962 Law Reform (Wills) Act (5) Nothing in this section precludes resort to the law of the place where the testator was domiciled at the time of making a will in aid of its construction as regards immovables or movables. (6) For the purposes of this section, a will that is re-executed or that is revived by codicil shall be deemed to be made at the time at which it is so re-executed or Ievived. 865