In this Act, unless
the contrary intention appears —
country means any place or group of places having
its own law of nationality, including the Commonwealth and its territories;
disposition includes a gift, devise, bequest or an
appointment of property contained in a will; and
dispose of has a corresponding meaning;
internal law in relation to any country or place
means the law that would apply in a case where no question of the law in force
in any other country or place arose;
marriage has the meaning given to that term in the
Marriage Act 1961 of the Commonwealth;
place means any territory including a State or
Territory of the Commonwealth;
property includes real and personal property or
any interest therein and any thing or chose in action;
will includes a codicil and any testamentary
instrument or disposition.
[Section 4 amended: No. 27 of 2007 s. 4.]