Little Sisters of the Poor (Testamentary Dispositions) Act 1986 (SA)

South Australia

Little Sisters of the Poor (Testamentary Dispositions) Act 1986

An Act to apply certain testamentary dispositions in favour of the Little Sisters of the Poor for the benefit of poor persons residing at the nursing home or hostel conducted by Southern Cross Homes Incorporated at Myrtle Bank; and for other purposes.

Contents

1Short title

3Certain dispositions to benefit Southern Cross Homes Incorporated

Legislative history

The Parliament of South Australia enacts as follows:

1—Short title

This Act may be cited as the Little Sisters of the Poor (Testamentary Dispositions) Act 1986.

3—Certain dispositions to benefit Southern Cross Homes Incorporated

(1)Subject to subsection (2), a testamentary disposition—

(a)expressed to be in favour of—

(i)the Little Sisters of the Poor South Australia Incorporated; or

(ii)the Little Sisters of the Poor at Glen Osmond; or

(iii)the Little Sisters of the Poor at Myrtle Bank; or

(b)expressed in some other manner to be in favour of the Little Sisters of the Poor, or the work of the Little Sisters of the Poor, in this State,

shall be deemed to be a disposition in favour of Southern Cross Homes Incorporated for the benefit of poor persons residing at the nursing home or hostel conducted by Southern Cross Homes Incorporated at Myrtle Bank.

(2)Subsection (1) does not apply to a testamentary disposition that is subject to an express or implied condition that the nursing home at Myrtle Bank must be conducted by the Little Sisters of the Poor.

(3)The execution (before the enactment of this section) of a testamentary disposition of a kind referred to in subsection (1) is not invalidated by the retrospective operation of this Act.

(4)A reference in this section to a testamentary disposition extends to a surrender or release effected by a testamentary instrument.

Legislative history

Notes

•For further information relating to the Act and subordinate legislation made under the Act see the Index of South Australian Statutes.

Principal Act

Year	No	Title	Assent	Commencement
1986	112	Little Sisters of the Poor (Testamentary Dispositions) Act 1986	18.12.1986	24.2.1983: s 2

Provisions amended

New entries appear in bold.

Entries that relate to provisions that have been deleted appear in italics.

Provision	How varied	Commencement
s 2	omitted under Legislation Revision and Publication Act 2002	§