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WILLS ACT 1968 - SECT 12B

Extrinsic evidence

In proceedings to construe a will, evidence, including evidence of the testator's dispositive intention, is admissible to the extent that the language used in the will renders the will, or any part of the will

        (a)     meaningless; or

        (b)     ambiguous or uncertain on the face of the will; or

        (c)     ambiguous or uncertain in the light of the surrounding circumstances;

but evidence of a testator's dispositive intention is not admissible to establish any of the circumstances referred to in paragraph (c).



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