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WILLS ACT 1997 - SECT 54

Power to resolve transitional difficulties in proceeding—Justice Legislation Amendment (Succession and Surrogacy) Act 2014

    (1)     If any difficulty arises because of the operation of Part 5 of the Justice Legislation Amendment (Succession and Surrogacy) Act 2014 in relation to an application or a proceeding under this Act, the Court may make any order it considers appropriate to resolve the difficulty.

    (2)     An order made under subsection (1)—

        (a)     may be made on application of a party to the application or proceeding or on the Court's own motion; and

        (b)     has effect despite any provision to the contrary made by or under any Act (other than the Charter of Human Rights and Responsibilities Act 2006 ).

New s. 55 inserted by No. 80/2014 s. 31, repealed by No. 88/1997 s. 55(4).

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New s. 56 inserted by No. 41/2017 s. 30.



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