Wills Act 1970

Wills Act 1970

12 of 1970

29 Apr 1970

1 Jul 1970 (see s. 2 and Gazette 5 Jun 1970 p. 1521)

Wills Act Amendment Act 1971

20 of 1971

1 Dec 1971

21 Jan 1972 (see s. 2 and Gazette 21 Jan 1972 p. 71‑2)

Reprint of the Wills Act 1970 approved 28 Feb 1978 (includes amendments listed above)

Artificial Conception Act 1985 s. 8

14 of 1985

12 Apr 1985

1 Jul 1985 (see s. 2 and Gazette 28 Jun 1985 p. 2291)

Wills Amendment Act 1987

69 of 1987

22 Nov 1987

22 Nov 1987 (see s. 2)

Wills Amendment Act 1989

17 of 1989

1 Dec 1989

s. 1 and 2: 1 Dec 1989;
Act other than s. 1 and 2: 26 Jan 1990 (see s. 2 and Gazette 26 Jan 1990 p. 656)

Reprint of the Wills Act 1970 as at 11 Sep 1996 (includes amendments listed above)

Wills Amendment Act 1997

47 of 1997

10 Dec 1997

10 Dec 1997 (see s. 2)

Acts Amendment (Equality of Status) Act 2003 Pt. 62 ¹

28 of 2003

22 May 2003

1 Jul 2003 (see s. 2 and Gazette 30 Jun 2003 p. 2579)

Reprint 3: The Wills Act 1970 as at 17 Oct 2003 (includes amendments listed above)

Wills Amendment Act 2007 s. 3‑24

27 of 2007

26 Oct 2007

9 Feb 2008 (see s. 2 and Gazette 8 Feb 2008 p. 313)

Reprint 4: The Wills Act 1970 as at 3 Jul 2009 (includes amendments listed above)

Inheritance (Family and Dependants Provision) Amendment Act 2011 s. 17 

48 of 2011

25 Oct 2011

16 Jan 2013 (see s. 2(b) and Gazette 15 Jan 2013 p. 79)

Wills Amendment (International Wills) Act 2012

47 of 2012

29 Nov 2012

s. 1 and 2: 29 Nov 2012 (see s. 2(1)(a));
Act other than s. 1 and 2: 11 Mar 2015 (see s. 2(1)(b) and Gazette 10 Mar 2015 p. 845)

Reprint 5: The Wills Act 1970 as at 10 Jul 2015 (includes amendments listed above)

Legal Profession Uniform Law Application Act 2022 s. 424

9 of 2022

14 Apr 2022

1 Jul 2022 (see s. 2(c) and SL 2022/113 cl. 2)