RTA · Wills and Succession Act
Part 3 — as if the testator had died intestate. (2) For the purposes of subsection (1)(a) to (d), the intended beneficiary is deemed to have predeceased the testator. (3) Despite subsection (1), no share of the property that is the subject of the dispos
54 Disclosure of information, etc.
the international will of a testator must not be released from the
system except in accordance with an agreement made under section
52 or except to a person who satisfies the registrar that
(a) the person is the testator,
(b) the person is a person who is authorized by the testator t o
obtain that information, or
(c) the testator is dead and the person is a proper person to have
access to the information.
(2) When the registration system provides for the safekeeping of
international wills, an international will of a testator deposited in
the system must not be released except to a person who satisfies the
registrar that
(a) the person is the testator,
(b) the person is a person who is authorized by the testator t o
obtain the will, or
(c) the testator is dead and the person is a proper person to have
custody of the will for the purposes of the administration of
the estate of the testator or is the agent of such a person.
(3) This section applies notwithstanding the Access to Information
Act.
2010 cW-12.2 s54;AR 141/2025