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Can a person, by will, delegate the power to dispose of property?

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Part 4Construction of wills
Division 2Construction of particular provisions in wills

48 Can a person, by will, delegate the power to dispose of property?

A power or a trust to dispose of property, created by will, is not void on the ground that it is a delegation of the testator's power to make a will, if the same power or trust would be valid if made by the testator, by instrument during his or her lifetime.

S. 49 amended by No. 43/1998 s. 56 (ILA s. 39B(1)).

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Section 48 — Can a person, by will, delegate the power to dispose of property? — Wills Act 1997 (Victoria) — Barrister AI