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Reference received: 23 December 1987
Note: See also Uniform succession laws (1995-2009)
Report 68: Wills For Persons Lacking Will-making Capacity (PDF, 96.6 KB), February 1992
Discussion Paper 20: Wills for Persons Lacking Will-making Capacity, August 1989
To inquire into and report upon:
(a) whether power should be given to any person or body-
(i) to give effect to a will or disposition of a testamentary nature made by or on behalf of a person lacking testamentary capacity by reason of mental disability;
(ii) to make such a will or disposition on behalf of such a person;
(b) any related matter.
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