Wills Amendment Act 2007

Wills Amendment Act 2007 No. 38 of 2007 TABLE OF PROVISIONS Section Page 1 Purpose 1 2 Commencement 1 3 Matters of which Court must be satisfied before granting application for leave 2 4 Insertion of new section 52A 2 52A Transitional provision—Wills Amendment Act 2007 2 5 Repeal of Act 2 ═══════════════ ENDNOTES 3 i -- 1 of 4 -- Victoria Wills Amendment Act 2007† No. 38 of 2007 [Assented to 14 August 2007] The Parliament of Victoria enacts: 1 Purpose The purpose of this Act is to amend the Wills Act 1997 to make further provision for matters of which the Supreme Court is to be satisfied under section 26 of that Act. 2 Commencement This Act comes into operation on the day after the day on which it receives the Royal Assent. 1 -- 2 of 4 -- Wills Amendment Act 2007 No. 38 of 2007 s. 3 3 Matters of which Court must be satisfied before granting application for leave For section 26(b) of the Wills Act 1997 substitute— See: Act No. 88/1997. Reprint No. 1 as at 20 July 1998 and amending Act Nos 27/2001 and 18/2005. LawToday: www. legislation. vic.gov.au "(b) the proposed will or revocation reflects what the intentions of the person would be likely to be, or what the intentions of the person might reasonably be expected to be, if he or she had testamentary capacity; and". 4 Insertion of new section 52A After section 52 of the Wills Act 1997 insert— "52A Transitional provision—Wills Amendment Act 2007 Section 26, as amended by the Wills Amendment Act 2007, applies to an application for leave to apply for an order under section 21 made before the commencement of section 3 of the Wills Amendment Act 2007 that has not been determined before that commencement.". 5 Repeal of Act This Act is repealed on the first anniversary of its commencement. ═══════════════ 2 -- 3 of 4 -- Wills Amendment Act 2007 No. 38 of 2007 Endnotes ENDNOTES † Minister's second reading speech— Legislative Assembly: 23 May 2007 Legislative Council: 19 July 2007 The long title for the Bill for this Act was "A Bill for an Act to amend the Wills Act 1997 and for other purposes." 3 -- 4 of 4 --