New South Wales Consolidated Acts

MARRIED PERSONS (EQUALITY OF STATUS) ACT 1996

- As at 15 June 2018 
- Act 96 of 1996 

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Long Title

   PART 1 - PRELIMINARY

   1.      Name of Act
   2.      Commencement
   3.      Notes

   PART 2 - EQUALITY OF STATUS

           Division 1 - General rule

   4.       Spouses have legal capacity as if they were not married

           Division 2 - Specific examples

   5.      Spouses can sue each other in tort
   6.      Criminal and civil action in respect of spouse's property
   7.      Married person has no authority to act as agent of necessity
   8.      Married person not liable for debts of spouse incurred before marriage
   9.      Spouses as beneficiaries
   10.     Instruments restricting anticipation or alienation are void
   11.     Effect of Division

           Division 3 - Other matters

   12.     Housekeeping payments and allowances held as joint tenants
   13.     Fraudulent investment of spouse's money

   PART 3 - MISCELLANEOUS

   14.     Regulations
   15.     Repeals
   16.     (Repealed)
   17.     Savings and transitional provisions
   18.     Review of Act
           SCHEDULE 1
           Schedule 2 (Repealed)
           SCHEDULE 3