Intestate Succession in Australia and New Zealand
Peart, NS and Vines P, Intestate Succession in Australia and New Zealand, in Kenneth G C Reid, Marius J de Waal, and Reinhard Zimmermann (eds), Comparative Succession Law, volume II: Intestate Succession, chapter 15, Oxford University Press (2015).
Posted: 16 Apr 2019
Date Written: 2015
Abstract
The rules of intestate succession in Australia and New Zealand have their origins in English law as a result of colonization. This article considers the historical development of intestate succession in Australia and New Zealand. The authors discuss the major differences between the colonization of each country, and the effect this had upon the intestacy, before concluding that both Australia and New Zealand have two distinct systems of intestacy laws: one for settlers and another for indigenous populations.
Keywords: Succession Law, Property Law, Indigenous Peoples, Australia, New Zealand, Colonialism
JEL Classification: K00, K11
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