People entitled to inspect will of deceased person
126 People entitled to inspect will of deceased person
A person who has possession or control of a deceased person’s will must, on request in writing by an interested person, allow the interested person to inspect, or be given copies of, the will or any copies of the will in the person’s possession or control.
The interested person must bear any cost of a request under subsection (1).
In this section:
interested person, in relation to a deceased person’s will, means any of the following:
a person named or referred to in the will, including a person who is a beneficiary under the will;
a person named in an earlier will as a beneficiary under the will;
a domestic partner or child of the deceased person;
Domestic partner—see the Legislation Act, s 169.
a parent or guardian of the deceased person;
a parent or guardian of a person younger than 18 years old who is a beneficiary under the will;
a parent or guardian of a person younger than 18 years old who would be entitled to a share of the estate if the deceased person had died intestate;
a person who would be entitled to a share of the estate if the deceased person had died intestate;
a person who, immediately before the death of the deceased person, was a guardian or manager for the person under the Guardianship and Management of Property Act 1991;
an attorney under an enduring power of attorney made by the deceased person;
a person prescribed by regulation.
will includes a revoked will, an informal will or a codicil.
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