1987 Act No. 32
1994 Act No. 81
1995 Act No. 58
1997 Act No. 9
1997 Act No. 54
1999 Act No. 10
2000 Act No. 55
2001 Act No. 71
2001 Act No. 71
2002 Act No. 74
2003 Act No. 74
2004 Act No. 43
2005 Act No. 43
2006 Act No. 1
2008 Act No. 73
2010 Act No. 44
2011 Act No. 46
2012 Act No. 12
2011 Act No. 45
2013 Act No. 39
2013 Act No. 35
2015 Act No. 33
2017 Act No. 17
2020 Act No. 15
Succession Act 1981
commenced 1 January 1982 (proc pubd gaz 19 December 1981 p 1622)
Succession Act Amendment Act 1983
commenced on date of assent
Imperial Acts Application Act 1984 s 13
commenced on date of assent
Real Property Acts and Other Acts Amendment Act 1986 s 4 sch
commenced on date of assent
Family Services Act 1987 s 69(1), (10) 35 sch (prev Family and Youth Services Act 1987)
commenced 9 June 1987 (proc pubd gaz 30 May 1987 p 846)
Land Act 1994 ss 1–2, 527 sch 5
ss 1–2 commenced on date of assent
remaining provisions commenced 1 July 1995 (1995 SL No. 185)
Statute Law Revision Act (No. 2) 1995 ss 1–2, 4 sch 1, s 5(3) sch 9
commenced on date of assent
Justice and Other Legislation (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1997 ss 1, 2(5) pt 21
ss 1–2 commenced on date of assent
remaining provisions commenced 20 June 1997 (1997 SL No. 155)
Succession Amendment Act 1997
ss 1–2 commenced on date of assent
remaining provisions commenced 1 May 1998 (1998 SL No. 50)
Child Protection Act 1999 ss 1, 2(2), 205 sch 3
ss 1–2 commenced on date of assent
remaining provisions commenced 23 March 2000 (2000 SL No. 45)
Mental Health Act 2000 ss 1–2, 590 sch 1 pt 2
ss 1–2, 590 commenced on date of assent (see s 2
(1))
remaining provisions commenced 28 February 2002 (2002 SL No. 27)
Succession and Other Acts Amendment Act 2000 pts 1–2
ss 1–2 commenced on date of assent
remaining provisions commenced 23 March 2000 (see s 2)
Duties Act 2001 ss 1–2(1), 551 sch 1
ss 1–2 commenced on date of assent
remaining provisions commenced 1 March 2002 (2002 SL No. 10)
Discrimination Law Amendment Act 2002 pts 1, 11, s 90 sch
ss 1–2 commenced on date of assent
s 90 commenced 31 March 2003 (2003 SL No. 51)
remaining provisions commenced 1 April 2003 (2003 SL No. 51)
Manufactured Homes (Residential Parks) Act 2003 ss 1–2, 155 sch 1
ss 1–2 commenced on date of assent
remaining provisions commenced 1 March 2004 (2003 SL No. 336)
Justice and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2004 pts 1, 23, s 3 sch
ss 1–2 commenced on date of assent
remaining provisions commenced 3 December 2004 (2004 SL No. 263)
Civil Liability (Dust Diseases) and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2005 pts 1–2 div 1
commenced on date of assent
Succession Amendment Act 2006
ss 1–2 commenced on date of assent
remaining provisions commenced 1 April 2006 (2006 SL No. 44)
Residential Tenancies and Rooming Accommodation Act 2008 ss 1–2, 554 sch 1
ss 1–2 commenced on date of assent
remaining provisions commenced 1 July 2009 (2009 SL No. 40)
Personal Property Securities (Ancillary Provisions) Act 2010 ss 1–2, ch 4 pt 48
ss 1–2 commenced on date of assent
remaining provisions commenced 30 January 2012 (2011 SL No. 262)
Civil Partnerships Act 2011 ss 1–2, pt 6 div 20
ss 1–2 commenced on date of assent
remaining provisions commenced 23 February 2012 (2012 SL No. 15)
Civil Proceedings Act 2011 ss 1–2, pt 27
ss 1–2 commenced on date of assent
remaining provisions commenced 1 September 2012 (2012 SL No. 146)
Civil Partnerships and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2012 pts 1, 9
commenced on date of assent
Justice and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2013 ss 1, 2(g), pt 35
ss 1–2 commenced on date of assent
remaining provisions commenced 10 March 2015 (2014 SL No. 265)
Treasury and Trade and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2013 ss 1, 110(1) sch 3 pt 1
commenced on date of assent
Relationships (Civil Partnerships) and Other Acts Amendment Act 2015
ss 1–2 comm on date of assent
pt 6 comm 22 March 2016 (2016 SL No. 14)
Court and Civil Legislation Amendment Act 2017pts 1, 3–16, 17 (except ss 149–151, 153, 155), 18–23, 24 (except s 203), 25–26, 27 (except s 220), 28–34, sch 1 comm on date of assent
Justice and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2020pt 36 comm on date of assentTrusts Bill 2024
1History notess 1 amd 1995 No. 58 s 4 sch 1s 2 om 9 June 1987 RA s 36s 3 om 1995 No. 58 s 4 sch 1AIA s 20A applies (see 1995 No. 58 s 5 (3) sch 9)s 5 def annulment ins 2006 No. 1 s 4 (2)s 5 def de facto spouse ins 1997 No. 54 s 4om 2002 No. 74 s 90 schs 5 def disposition amd 1995 No. 58 s 4 sch 1sub 2006 No. 1 s 4s 5 def divorce ins 2006 No. 1 s 4 (2)s 5 def document ins 2006 No. 1 s 4 (2)2013 No. 39 s 110 (1) sch 3pt 1s 5 def internal law sub 2006 No. 1 s 4s 5 def interpret ins 1983 No. 45 s 2 (a)s 5 def intestate amd 1995 No. 58 s 4 sch 1s 5 def property om 2006 No. 1 s 4 (1)s 5 def registrar ins 2006 No. 1 s 4 (2)s 5 def spouse ins 2002 No. 74 s 90 schs 5 def stepchild ins 1997 No. 9 s 76s 5 def translate ins 1983 No. 45 s 2 (b)s 5 def will sub 2006 No. 1 s 4s 5 amd 1983 No. 45 s 2sub 1995 No. 58 s 4 sch 1s 5AA ins 2002 No. 74 s 79amd 2011 No. 46 s 85; 2012 No. 12 s 55; 2013 No. 39 s 110 (1) sch 3pt 1; 2015 No. 33 s 49; 2017 No. 17 s 243s 5A (prev s 5(2)) renum 1995 No. 58 s 4 sch 1s 5B (prev s 5(3)) renum 1995 No. 58 s 4 sch 1s 5C ins 2006 No. 1 s 5pt 2 hdg sub 2006 No. 1 s 6pt 2 div 1 hdg sub 2006 No. 1 s 6s 7 sub 2006 No. 1 s 6pt 2 div 2 hdg sub 2006 No. 1 s 6s 8 sub 2006 No. 1 s 6s 9 sub 2006 No. 1 s 6s 10 sub 2006 No. 1 s 6s 11 sub 2006 No. 1 s 6s 12 sub 2006 No. 1 s 6pt 2 div 3 hdg sub 2006 No. 1 s 6s 13 sub 2006 No. 1 s 6amd 2012 No. 12 s 56; 2017 No. 17 s 244s 14 sub 2006 No. 1 s 6s 14A ins 2011 No. 46 s 86amd 2012 No. 12 s 57; 2015 No. 33 s 50s 15 amd 1983 No. 45 s 3sub 2006 No. 1 s 6s 15A prev s 15A ins 1983 No. 45 s 4om 2006 No. 1 s 6pres s 15A ins 2011 No. 46 s 87amd 2012 No. 12 s 58; 2015 No. 33 s 51; 2017 No. 17 s 245s 15B ins 2017 No. 17 s 246s 16 sub 2006 No. 1 s 6s 17 sub 2006 No. 1 s 6pt 2 div 4 hdg sub 2006 No. 1 s 6pt 2 div 4 sdiv 1 hdg ins 2006 No. 1 s 6s 18 amd 2002 No. 74 s 90 schsub 2006 No. 1 s 6pt 2 div 4 sdiv 2 hdg ins 2006 No. 1 s 6s 19 sub 2006 No. 1 s 6s 20 sub 2006 No. 1 s 6pt 2 div 4 sdiv 3 hdg ins 2006 No. 1 s 6s 21 sub 2006 No. 1 s 6amd 2020 No. 15 s 202s 22 sub 2006 No. 1 s 6om 2020 No. 15 s 203s 23 sub 2006 No. 1 s 6amd 2020 No. 15 s 204s 24 sub 2006 No. 1 s 6om 2020 No. 15 s 205s 25 sub 2006 No. 1 s 6amd 2020 No. 15 s 206s 26 sub 2006 No. 1 s 6amd 2020 No. 15 s 207s 27 sub 2006 No. 1 s 6s 28 amd 2004 No. 43 s 3 schsub 2006 No. 1 s 6amd 2020 No. 15 s 208pt 2 div 4 sdiv 4 hdg ins 2006 No. 1 s 6s 29 amd 1997 No. 9 s 77sub 2006 No. 1 s 6s 30 sub 2006 No. 1 s 6s 31 sub 2006 No. 1 s 6s 32 sub 2006 No. 1 s 6pt 2 div 4 sdiv 5 hdg ins 2006 No. 1 s 6s 33 sub 2006 No. 1 s 6s 33A ins 2006 No. 1 s 6pt 2 div 5 hdg ins 2006 No. 1 s 6s 33B ins 2006 No. 1 s 6s 33C ins 2006 No. 1 s 6s 33D ins 2006 No. 1 s 6s 33E ins 2006 No. 1 s 6s 33F ins 2006 No. 1 s 6s 33G ins 2006 No. 1 s 6s 33H ins 2006 No. 1 s 6s 33I ins 2006 No. 1 s 6s 33J ins 2006 No. 1 s 6s 33K ins 2006 No. 1 s 6s 33L ins 2006 No. 1 s 6s 33M ins 2006 No. 1 s 6s 33N ins 2006 No. 1 s 6s 33O ins 2006 No. 1 s 6s 33P ins 2006 No. 1 s 6s 33Q ins 2006 No. 1 s 6s 33R ins 2006 No. 1 s 6s 33S ins 2006 No. 1 s 6pt 2 div 6 hdg ins 2006 No. 1 s 6s 33T ins 2006 No. 1 s 6s 33U ins 2006 No. 1 s 6s 33V ins 2006 No. 1 s 6s 33W ins 2006 No. 1 s 6s 33X ins 2006 No. 1 s 6s 33Y ins 2006 No. 1 s 6pt 2 div 6A hdg ins 2013 No. 35 s 166s 33YA ins 2013 No. 35 s 166s 33YB ins 2013 No. 35 s 166s 33YC ins 2013 No. 35 s 166s 33YD ins 2013 No. 35 s 166s 33YE ins 2013 No. 35 s 166pt 2 div 7 hdg ins 2006 No. 1 s 6s 33Z ins 2006 No. 1 s 6pt 3 div 1 hdg ins 1997 No. 54 s 5s 34 def building 1997 No. 54 s 6s 34 def household chattels ins 1997 No. 54 s 6s 34 def interest ins 1997 No. 54 s 6amd 2002 No. 74 s 90 schs 34 def matrimonial home see def shared homes 34 def shared home (prev def matrimonial home) ins 1997 No. 54 s 6amd 2002 No. 74 s 90 schs 34 def transfer value ins 1997 No. 54 s 6s 34A ins 1997 No. 54 s 7amd 2010 No. 44 s 184s 34B ins 1997 No. 54 s 7amd 2002 No. 74 s 90 sch; 2003 No. 74 s 155 sch 1; 2008 No. 73 s 554 sch 1pt 3 div 2 hdg ins 1997 No. 54 s 7s 35 amd 1997 No. 54 s 8s 36 sub 1997 No. 54 s 9amd 2002 No. 74 s 90 schs 36A ins 1997 No. 54 s 9s 37 amd 1997 No. 54 s 10 ; 2004 No. 43 s 3 schs 38 amd 1997 No. 54 s 11pt 3 div 3 hdg ins 1997 No. 54 s 12amd 2002 No. 74 s 90 schs 39A ins 1997 No. 54 s 12amd 2002 No. 74 s 90 schs 39B ins 1997 No. 54 s 12amd 2002 No. 74 s 90 schs 39C ins 1997 No. 54 s 12amd 2001 No. 71 s 551 sch 1; 2002 No. 74 s 90 schs 39D ins 1997 No. 54 s 12amd 2002 No. 74 s 90 schs 40 def dependant amd 1997 No. 54 s 13; 2002 No. 74 s 90 schs 40 def spouse om 2002 No. 74 s 90 schs 40 amd 1995 No. 58 s 4 sch 1; 1997 No. 9 s 78s 40A ins 1997 No. 9 s 79amd 2017 No. 17 s 247s 41 amd 1987 No. 32 s 69 (1) sch; 1999 No. 10 s 205 sch 3; 2000 No. 16 s 590 sch 1pt 2; 2004 No. 43 s 110s 43 amd 1995 No. 58 s 4 sch 1s 44 amd 1997 No. 9 s 80; 2002 No. 74 s 90 schs 45 amd 1986 No. 26 s 4 sch; 1994 No. 81 s 527 sch 5; 1995 No. 58 s 4 sch 1s 49 amd 2006 No. 1 s 7s 49A ins 2006 No. 1 s 8s 52 amd 2004 No. 43 s 3 schs 52A ins 1984 No. 70 s 13 (1)s 55 sub 1995 No. 58 s 4 sch 1pt 5A hdg ins 2000 No. 55 s 4pt 5A div 1 hdg ins 2000 No. 55 s 4s 61A ins 2000 No. 55 s 4s 61B ins 2000 No. 55 s 4pt 5A div 2 hdg ins 2000 No. 55 s 4s 61C ins 2000 No. 55 s 4s 61D ins 2000 No. 55 s 4s 61E ins 2000 No. 55 s 4s 61F ins 2000 No. 55 s 4pt 5A div 3 hdg ins 2000 No. 55 s 4s 61G ins 2000 No. 55 s 4s 61H ins 2000 No. 55 s 4s 61I ins 2000 No. 55 s 4s 61J ins 2000 No. 55 s 4s 62 om 2006 No. 1 s 9s 63 amd 1986 No. 26 s 4 schom 2006 No. 1 s 9s 64 om 2006 No. 1 s 9s 66 amd 2004 No. 43 s 3 sch; 2005 No. 43 s 3; 2011 No. 45 s 178s 67 om 2006 No. 1 s 9s 71 om 1995 No. 58 s 4 sch 1pt 7 hdg ins 2002 No. 74 s 90 schpt 7 div 1 hdg ins 2002 No. 74 s 90 schs 73 ins 1997 No. 54 s 14pt 7 div 2 hdg ins 2002 No. 74 s 80s 74 ins 2002 No. 74 s 80pt 7 div 3 hdg ins 2005 No. 43 s 4s 75 ins 2005 No. 43 s 4pt 7 div 4 hdg ins 2006 No. 1 s 10s 76 ins 2006 No. 1 s 10pt 7 div 5 hdg ins 2020 No. 15 s 209s 77 ins 2020 No. 15 s 209s 78 ins 2020 No. 15 s 209s 79 ins 2020 No. 15 s 209sch hdg sub 1997 No. 54 s 15(1)sch 2 amd 1997 No. 54 s 15(1)–(2); 2002 No. 74 ss 81, 90 schsch 3 ins 2013 No. 35 s 167
Act 1981, No. 69