Wills Act 1968

For this part, the following people are authorised to act in connection with an international will:

an Australian legal practitioner;

a public notary of any Australian jurisdiction.

For this part, a reference in the annex to the convention to a person authorised to act in connection with international wills is a reference to:

a person mentioned in subsection (1) who is acting in Australia; or

any other person who is acting as an authorised person under the law of a state (other than Australia) that is a party to the convention.

Note This section gives effect to articles 2 and 3 of the convention.

In this section:

Australian legal practitioner—see the Legal Profession Act 2006, section 8.