Family Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 1997

Public bill · Government · Presented

Updates marriage-notification procedures and confirms that certain marriages remain legally valid despite administrative errors or exemptions granted by the wrong judge. It also broadens eligibility for repeat barring orders, clarifies older irrevocable powers of attorney, and sets rules for distributing estates that beneficiaries refuse.

Formal long title

Bill entitled an Act to amend the law in relation to notification of intention to marry, the law in relation to barring orders, the law in relation to irrevocable powers of attorney and the law in relation to the distribution of disclaimed estates

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