The main purposes of this Act are—
(a) to amend the Administration and Probate Act 1958 in relation to—
(i) family provision claims; and
(ii) the rules for the payment of debts of an estate; and
(iii) the administration of small estates; and
(b) to amend the court authorised wills scheme in the Wills Act 1997 ; and
(c) in relation to surrogacy—
(i) to amend the Status of Children Act 1974 to allow registration of a surrogate birth if a parentage order is made by an interstate court; and
(ii) to make related amendments to the Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration Act 1996 ; and
(d) to make consequential and other miscellaneous amendments to other Acts.