Commonwealth Consolidated Acts Commonwealth Consolidated Acts(1) A * CGT asset passes to a beneficiary in your estate if the beneficiary becomes the owner of the asset:
(a) under your will, or that will as varied by a court order; or
(b) by operation of an intestacy law, or such a law as varied by a court order; or
(c) because it is appropriated to the beneficiary by your legal personal representative in satisfaction of a pecuniary legacy or some other interest or share in your estate; or
(d) under a deed of arrangement if:
(i) the beneficiary entered into the deed to settle a claim to participate in the distribution of your estate; and
(ii) any consideration given by the beneficiary for the asset consisted only of the variation or waiver of a claim to one or more other * CGT assets that formed part of your estate.
(It does not matter whether the asset is transmitted directly to the beneficiary or is transferred to the beneficiary by your * legal personal representative.)
(2) A * CGT asset does not pass to a beneficiary in your estate if the beneficiary becomes the owner of the asset because your * legal personal representative transfers it under a power of sale.