Succession Act 1981 No. 69
Table of Reprints
| Effective Date | Publication Date | Amendments Included | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 09 June 1987 | 31 August 1994 | 1987 Act No. 32 | |
| 01 July 1995 | 31 July 1995 | 1994 Act No. 81 | |
| 28 November 1995 | 30 January 1996 | 1995 Act No. 58 | |
| 20 June 1997 | 18 July 1997 | 1997 Act No. 9 | |
| 01 May 1998 | 04 June 1998 | 1997 Act No. 54 | |
| 10 September 1999 | 20 October 1999 | 1999 Act No. 10 | |
| 23 March 2000 | 19 January 2001 | 2000 Act No. 55 | |
| 28 February 2002 | 28 February 2002 | 2001 Act No. 71 | |
| 01 March 2002 | 15 March 2002 | 2001 Act No. 71 | |
| 01 April 2003 | 2002 Act No. 74 | ||
| 01 March 2004 | 2003 Act No. 74 | ||
| 03 December 2004 | 2004 Act No. 43 | ||
| 14 October 2005 | 2005 Act No. 43 | ||
| 01 April 2006 | 2006 Act No. 1 | ||
| 01 July 2009 | 2008 Act No. 73 | ||
| 30 January 2012 | 2010 Act No. 44 | ||
| 23 February 2012 | 2011 Act No. 46 | ||
| 27 June 2012 | 2012 Act No. 12 | ||
| 01 September 2012 | 2011 Act No. 45 | ||
| 23 September 2013 | 2013 Act No. 39 | ||
| 10 March 2015 | 07 April 2016 | 2013 Act No. 35 | |
| 22 March 2016 | 26 April 2016 | 2015 Act No. 33 | |
| 05 June 2017 | 07 November 2024 | 2017 Act No. 17 | |
| 25 May 2020 | 05 December 2024 | 2020 Act No. 15 |
List of Legislation
Succession Act 1981 No. 69
date of assent 07 October 1981
commenced 1 January 1982 (proc pubd gaz 19 December 1981 p 1622)
Note—The COVID-19 Emergency Response Act 2020 and the Justice Legislation (COVID-19 Emergency Response-Documents and Oaths) Regulation 2020 modified this legislation from 15 May 2020 until 29 April 2022. These modifications did not amend the text of this law. Accordingly, while point-in-time versions of this legislation in force between 15 May 2020 until 29 April 2022 do not contain textual amendments, the versions are affected by and must be read with the modifications that were in force at the relevant time.
Amending legislation
Succession Act Amendment Act 1983 No. 45
date of assent 28 April 1983
commenced on date of assent
Imperial Acts Application Act 1984 No. 70 s 13
date of assent 12 October 1984
commenced on date of assent
Real Property Acts and Other Acts Amendment Act 1986 No. 26 s 4 sch
date of assent 08 April 1986
commenced on date of assent
Family Services Act 1987 No. 32 s 69(1), (10) 35 sch (prev Family and Youth Services Act 1987)
date of assent 30 April 1987
commenced 9 June 1987 (proc pubd gaz 30 May 1987 p 846)
Land Act 1994 No. 81 ss 1–2, 527 sch 5
date of assent 01 December 1994
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 No. 58 ss 1–2, 4 sch 1, s 5(3) sch 9
date of assent 28 November 1995
commenced on date of assent
Justice and Other Legislation (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1997 No. 9 ss 1, 2(5) pt 21
date of assent 15 May 1997
ss 1–2 commenced on date of assent
remaining provisions commenced 20 June 1997 (1997 SL No. 155)
Succession Amendment Act 1997 No. 54
date of assent 16 October 1997
ss 1–2 commenced on date of assent
remaining provisions commenced 1 May 1998 (1998 SL No. 50)
Child Protection Act 1999 No. 10 ss 1, 2(2), 205 sch 3
date of assent 30 March 1999
ss 1–2 commenced on date of assent
remaining provisions commenced 23 March 2000 (2000 SL No. 45)
Mental Health Act 2000 No. 16 ss 1–2, 590 sch 1 pt 2
date of assent 08 June 2000
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 No. 55 pts 1–2
date of assent 17 November 2000
ss 1–2 commenced on date of assent
remaining provisions commenced 23 March 2000 (see s 2)
Duties Act 2001 No. 71 ss 1–2(1), 551 sch 1
date of assent 13 November 2001
ss 1–2 commenced on date of assent
remaining provisions commenced 1 March 2002 (2002 SL No. 10)
Discrimination Law Amendment Act 2002 No. 74 pts 1, 11, s 90 sch
date of assent 13 December 2002
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 No. 74 ss 1–2, 155 sch 1
date of assent 22 October 2003
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 No. 43 pts 1, 23, s 3 sch
date of assent 18 November 2004
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 No. 43 pts 1–2 div 1
date of assent 14 October 2005
commenced on date of assent
Succession Amendment Act 2006 No. 1
date of assent 22 February 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 No. 73 ss 1–2, 554 sch 1
date of assent 11 December 2008
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 No. 44 ss 1–2, ch 4 pt 48
date of assent 14 October 2010
ss 1–2 commenced on date of assent
remaining provisions commenced 30 January 2012 (2011 SL No. 262)
Civil Partnerships Act 2011 No. 46 ss 1–2, pt 6 div 20
date of assent 06 December 2011
ss 1–2 commenced on date of assent
remaining provisions commenced 23 February 2012 (2012 SL No. 15)
Civil Proceedings Act 2011 No. 45 ss 1–2, pt 27
date of assent 06 December 2011
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 No. 12 pts 1, 9
date of assent 27 June 2012
commenced on date of assent
Justice and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2013 No. 35 ss 1, 2(g), pt 35
date of assent 29 August 2013
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 No. 39 ss 1, 110(1) sch 3 pt 1
date of assent 23 September 2013
commenced on date of assent
Relationships (Civil Partnerships) and Other Acts Amendment Act 2015 No. 33
date of assent 17 December 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 2017 No. 17
date of assent 05 June 2017
Justice and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2020 No. 15
date of assent 25 May 2020
pt 36 comm on date of assent
History notes
s 1 amd 1995 No. 58 s 4 sch 1
s 2 om 9 June 1987 RA s 36
s 3 om 1995 No. 58 s 4 sch 1
AIA 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 4
om 2002 No. 74 s 90 sch
s 5 def disposition amd 1995 No. 58 s 4 sch 1
sub 2006 No. 1 s 4
s 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 1
s 5 def internal law sub 2006 No. 1 s 4
s 5 def interpret ins 1983 No. 45 s 2 (a)
s 5 def intestate amd 1995 No. 58 s 4 sch 1
s 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 sch
s 5 def stepchild ins 1997 No. 9 s 76
s 5 def translate ins 1983 No. 45 s 2 (b)
s 5 def will sub 2006 No. 1 s 4
s 5 amd 1983 No. 45 s 2
sub 1995 No. 58 s 4 sch 1
s 5AA ins 2002 No. 74 s 79
amd 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 243
s 5A (prev s 5(2)) renum 1995 No. 58 s 4 sch 1
s 5B (prev s 5(3)) renum 1995 No. 58 s 4 sch 1
s 5C ins 2006 No. 1 s 5
pt 2 hdg sub 2006 No. 1 s 6
pt 2 div 1 hdg sub 2006 No. 1 s 6
s 7 sub 2006 No. 1 s 6
pt 2 div 2 hdg sub 2006 No. 1 s 6
s 8 sub 2006 No. 1 s 6
s 9 sub 2006 No. 1 s 6
s 10 sub 2006 No. 1 s 6
s 11 sub 2006 No. 1 s 6
s 12 sub 2006 No. 1 s 6
pt 2 div 3 hdg sub 2006 No. 1 s 6
s 13 sub 2006 No. 1 s 6
amd 2012 No. 12 s 56; 2017 No. 17 s 244
s 14 sub 2006 No. 1 s 6
s 14A ins 2011 No. 46 s 86
amd 2012 No. 12 s 57; 2015 No. 33 s 50
s 15 amd 1983 No. 45 s 3
sub 2006 No. 1 s 6
s 15A prev s 15A ins 1983 No. 45 s 4
om 2006 No. 1 s 6
pres s 15A ins 2011 No. 46 s 87
amd 2012 No. 12 s 58; 2015 No. 33 s 51; 2017 No. 17 s 245
s 15B ins 2017 No. 17 s 246
s 16 sub 2006 No. 1 s 6
s 17 sub 2006 No. 1 s 6
pt 2 div 4 hdg sub 2006 No. 1 s 6
pt 2 div 4 sdiv 1 hdg ins 2006 No. 1 s 6
s 18 amd 2002 No. 74 s 90 sch
sub 2006 No. 1 s 6
pt 2 div 4 sdiv 2 hdg ins 2006 No. 1 s 6
s 19 sub 2006 No. 1 s 6
s 20 sub 2006 No. 1 s 6
pt 2 div 4 sdiv 3 hdg ins 2006 No. 1 s 6
s 21 sub 2006 No. 1 s 6
amd 2020 No. 15 s 202
s 22 sub 2006 No. 1 s 6
om 2020 No. 15 s 203
s 23 sub 2006 No. 1 s 6
amd 2020 No. 15 s 204
s 24 sub 2006 No. 1 s 6
om 2020 No. 15 s 205
s 25 sub 2006 No. 1 s 6
amd 2020 No. 15 s 206
s 26 sub 2006 No. 1 s 6
amd 2020 No. 15 s 207
s 27 sub 2006 No. 1 s 6
s 28 amd 2004 No. 43 s 3 sch
sub 2006 No. 1 s 6
amd 2020 No. 15 s 208
pt 2 div 4 sdiv 4 hdg ins 2006 No. 1 s 6
s 29 amd 1997 No. 9 s 77
sub 2006 No. 1 s 6
s 30 sub 2006 No. 1 s 6
s 31 sub 2006 No. 1 s 6
s 32 sub 2006 No. 1 s 6
pt 2 div 4 sdiv 5 hdg ins 2006 No. 1 s 6
s 33 sub 2006 No. 1 s 6
s 33A ins 2006 No. 1 s 6
pt 2 div 5 hdg ins 2006 No. 1 s 6
s 33B ins 2006 No. 1 s 6
s 33C ins 2006 No. 1 s 6
s 33D ins 2006 No. 1 s 6
s 33E ins 2006 No. 1 s 6
s 33F ins 2006 No. 1 s 6
s 33G ins 2006 No. 1 s 6
s 33H ins 2006 No. 1 s 6
s 33I ins 2006 No. 1 s 6
s 33J ins 2006 No. 1 s 6
s 33K ins 2006 No. 1 s 6
s 33L ins 2006 No. 1 s 6
s 33M ins 2006 No. 1 s 6
s 33N ins 2006 No. 1 s 6
s 33O ins 2006 No. 1 s 6
s 33P ins 2006 No. 1 s 6
s 33Q ins 2006 No. 1 s 6
s 33R ins 2006 No. 1 s 6
s 33S ins 2006 No. 1 s 6
pt 2 div 6 hdg ins 2006 No. 1 s 6
s 33T ins 2006 No. 1 s 6
s 33U ins 2006 No. 1 s 6
s 33V ins 2006 No. 1 s 6
s 33W ins 2006 No. 1 s 6
s 33X ins 2006 No. 1 s 6
s 33Y ins 2006 No. 1 s 6
pt 2 div 6A hdg ins 2013 No. 35 s 166
s 33YA ins 2013 No. 35 s 166
s 33YB ins 2013 No. 35 s 166
s 33YC ins 2013 No. 35 s 166
s 33YD ins 2013 No. 35 s 166
s 33YE ins 2013 No. 35 s 166
pt 2 div 7 hdg ins 2006 No. 1 s 6
s 33Z ins 2006 No. 1 s 6
pt 3 div 1 hdg ins 1997 No. 54 s 5
amd 2002 No. 74 s 90 sch
s 34 def shared home (prev def matrimonial home) ins 1997 No. 54 s 6
amd 2002 No. 74 s 90 sch
s 34A ins 1997 No. 54 s 7
amd 2010 No. 44 s 184
s 34B ins 1997 No. 54 s 7
amd 2002 No. 74 s 90 sch; 2003 No. 74 s 155 sch 1; 2008 No. 73 s 554 sch 1
pt 3 div 2 hdg ins 1997 No. 54 s 7
s 35 amd 1997 No. 54 s 8
s 36 sub 1997 No. 54 s 9
amd 2002 No. 74 s 90 sch
s 36A ins 1997 No. 54 s 9
s 37 amd 1997 No. 54 s 10 ; 2004 No. 43 s 3 sch
s 38 amd 1997 No. 54 s 11
pt 3 div 3 hdg ins 1997 No. 54 s 12
amd 2002 No. 74 s 90 sch
s 39A ins 1997 No. 54 s 12
amd 2002 No. 74 s 90 sch
s 39B ins 1997 No. 54 s 12
amd 2002 No. 74 s 90 sch
s 39C ins 1997 No. 54 s 12
amd 2001 No. 71 s 551 sch 1; 2002 No. 74 s 90 sch
s 39D ins 1997 No. 54 s 12
amd 2002 No. 74 s 90 sch
s 40 def dependant amd 1997 No. 54 s 13; 2002 No. 74 s 90 sch
s 40 def spouse om 2002 No. 74 s 90 sch
s 40 amd 1995 No. 58 s 4 sch 1; 1997 No. 9 s 78
s 40A ins 1997 No. 9 s 79
amd 2017 No. 17 s 247
s 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 110
s 43 amd 1995 No. 58 s 4 sch 1
s 44 amd 1997 No. 9 s 80; 2002 No. 74 s 90 sch
s 45 amd 1986 No. 26 s 4 sch; 1994 No. 81 s 527 sch 5; 1995 No. 58 s 4 sch 1
s 49 amd 2006 No. 1 s 7
s 49A ins 2006 No. 1 s 8
s 52 amd 2004 No. 43 s 3 sch
s 52A ins 1984 No. 70 s 13 (1)
s 55 sub 1995 No. 58 s 4 sch 1
pt 5A hdg ins 2000 No. 55 s 4
pt 5A div 1 hdg ins 2000 No. 55 s 4
s 61A ins 2000 No. 55 s 4
s 61B ins 2000 No. 55 s 4
pt 5A div 2 hdg ins 2000 No. 55 s 4
s 61C ins 2000 No. 55 s 4
s 61D ins 2000 No. 55 s 4
s 61E ins 2000 No. 55 s 4
s 61F ins 2000 No. 55 s 4
pt 5A div 3 hdg ins 2000 No. 55 s 4
s 61G ins 2000 No. 55 s 4
s 61H ins 2000 No. 55 s 4
s 61I ins 2000 No. 55 s 4
s 61J ins 2000 No. 55 s 4
s 62 om 2006 No. 1 s 9
s 63 amd 1986 No. 26 s 4 sch
om 2006 No. 1 s 9
s 64 om 2006 No. 1 s 9
s 66 amd 2004 No. 43 s 3 sch; 2005 No. 43 s 3; 2011 No. 45 s 178
s 67 om 2006 No. 1 s 9
s 71 om 1995 No. 58 s 4 sch 1
pt 7 hdg ins 2002 No. 74 s 90 sch
pt 7 div 1 hdg ins 2002 No. 74 s 90 sch
s 73 ins 1997 No. 54 s 14
pt 7 div 2 hdg ins 2002 No. 74 s 80
s 74 ins 2002 No. 74 s 80
pt 7 div 3 hdg ins 2005 No. 43 s 4
s 75 ins 2005 No. 43 s 4
pt 7 div 4 hdg ins 2006 No. 1 s 10
s 76 ins 2006 No. 1 s 10
s 77 ins 2020 No. 15 s 209
s 78 ins 2020 No. 15 s 209
s 79 ins 2020 No. 15 s 209
sch hdg sub 1997 No. 54 s 15(1)
sch 2 amd 1997 No. 54 s 15(1)–(2); 2002 No. 74 ss 81, 90 sch
sch 3 ins 2013 No. 35 s 167
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