- The Testator's Family Maintenance and Guardianship of Infants Act 1916

[1977] NSWLRC 28

New South Wales Law Reform Commission

Australia - New South Wales

Legislation Cited

Legislation Name	Provision
Family Law Act 1975 (Cth)	s6, s39, s80, s81, s82, s87
Income Tax Assessment Act 1936 (Cth)	s6
Estate Duty Assessment Act 1914 (Cth)	s85
Gift Duty Assessment Act 1941 (Cth)
Loan Act, 1941 (Cth)
Conveyancing Act, 1919 (NSW)
District Court Act, 1973 (NSW)
Guardianship of Infants Act, 1916 (NSW)
Limitation Act, 1969 (NSW)	s9, s14, s15, s52
Law Reform Commission Act, 1967 (NSW)
Minors (Property and Contracts) Act, 1970 (NSW)	s25, s30, s37
Motor Vehicles (Third Party Insurance) Act, 1942 (NSW)	s12
Real Property Act, 1900 (NSW)	s32
Supreme Court Act, 1970 (NSW)
Trustee Act, 1925 (NSW)	s78, s79
Supreme Court Rules, 1970 (NSW)
Amendments Incorporation Act, 1906 (NSW)
Adoption of Children Act, 1965 (NSW)
Administration of Estates Act, 1954 (NSW)
Children (Equality of Status) Act, 1976 (NSW)
Conveyancing, Trustee and Probate (Amendment) Act, 1938 (NSW)
Child Welfare Act, 1939 (NSW)
Evidence Act, 1898 (NSW)
Evidence (Amendment) Act, 1976 (NSW)
Guardianship of Infants Act 1934 (NSW)
Legal Assistance Act, 1943 (NSW)
Legal Practitioners Act, 1898 (NSW)
Legal Practitioners (Legal Aid) Act, 1970 (NSW)
Money-lenders and Infants Loans Act, 1941 (NSW)
Mental Health Act, 1958 (NSW)
Public Trustee Act, 1913 (NSW)
Stamp Duties Act, 1920 (NSW)
Testator's Family Maintenance and Guardianship of Infants Act, 1916 (NSW)
Workers’ Compensation Act, 1926 (NSW)
Wills, Probate and Administration Act, 1898 (NSW)	s35, s36, s18, s18A, s15, s17, s23, s27, s31
Inheritance (Family Provision) Act, 1972 (SA)	s6, s7, s9
Testator's Family Maintenance Act, 1912 (Tas)	s3A, s9
Administration and Probate Act 1958 (Vic)	s91
Matrimonial Causes Act 1973

Cases and Articles Cited

Case Name	Citation(s)	Court †	Jurisdiction	Date	Full Text	Citation Index
"Testator's family maintenance and the conflict of laws"	(1967) 41 Australian Law Journal 382	Australian Law Journal	Australia	circa 1967	Legal Online	3
[1972] Ch 6073631	[1972] Ch 6073631	Court of Chancery	United Kingdom	circa 1972	LexisNexis / Westlaw	1
Re Baden (No 2)	[1972] 1 Ch 607; (1971) 3 All ER 985	Court of Chancery	United Kingdom	circa 1972	LexisNexis / Westlaw	2
Re Jennery	[1967] Ch 2802192	Court of Chancery	United Kingdom	circa 1967	LexisNexis / Westlaw	1
Re Jennery (deceased)	[1967] Ch 280	Court of Chancery	United Kingdom	circa 1967	LexisNexis / Westlaw	5
Re Diplock	[1948] Ch 465282	Court of Chancery	United Kingdom	circa 1948	LexisNexis / Westlaw	1
Re Pointer	[1946] Ch 3242272	Court of Chancery	United Kingdom	circa 1946	LexisNexis / Westlaw	1
Mason J Administrative Procedure Act	[1946] Ch 324	Court of Chancery	United Kingdom	circa 1946	LexisNexis / Westlaw	2
Deschamps v Miller	[1908] UKLawRpCh 30; [1908] 1 Ch 856	Court of Chancery	United Kingdom	20 Feb 1908	CommonLII	42
Deschamps v Miller	[1908] 1 Ch 85622315	Court of Chancery	United Kingdom	circa 1908	LexisNexis / Westlaw	1
Re Beaumont	[1902] 1 Ch 889256	Court of Chancery	United Kingdom	circa 1902	LexisNexis / Westlaw	1
Penn v Lord Baltimore	[1750] EngR 99; [1558-1774] All ER 99; (1750) 1 Ves Sen 444; 27 ER 1132	Court of Chancery	United Kingdom	circa 1750	CommonLII	66
Ord Forrest Pty Ltd v FCT	[1974] HCA 57; (1974) 130 CLR 124; [1974] AEGR 66	High Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	7 Mar 1974	AustLII	95
Commissioner of Stamp Duties (NSW) v Jones	[1971] HCA 67; (1971) 125 CLR 511; 46 ALJR 50; 2 ATR 641; [1971] AEGR 66	High Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	9 Dec 1971	AustLII	7
Gorton v FCT	[1965] HCA 1; (1965) 113 CLR 604; 1 ATR 65; 13 ATD 458; 38 ALJR 353	High Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	16 Dec 1965	AustLII	38
Johnston v Krakowski	[1965] HCA 57; (1965) 113 CLR 552; [1966] ALR 357; 39 ALJR 268	High Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	12 Nov 1965	AustLII	19
Sophron v The Nominal Defendant	[1957] HCA 27; (1957) 96 CLR 469	High Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	3 May 1957	AustLII	167
Coates v National Trustees Executors and Agency Co Ltd	[1956] HCA 23; (1956) 95 CLR 494; [1956] ALR 739	High Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	6 Jun 1956	AustLII	256
Lieberman v Morris	[1944] HCA 13; (1944) 69 CLR 69; [1944] ALR 150	High Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	circa 1944	AustLII	121
Grey v FCT	[1939] HCA 14; (1939) 62 CLR 49; [1940] ALR 40	High Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	15 May 1939	AustLII	12
Potter v Broken Hill Pty Co Ltd	[1906] HCA 88; (1906) 3 CLR 479; 12 ALR 149	High Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	2 Mar 1906	AustLII	76
Boardman v Phipps	[1966] UKHL 2; [1967] 2 AC 46; [1966] 3 All ER 721; [1966] 3 WLR 1009	House of Lords	United Kingdom	3 Nov 1966	BAILII	744
"The Choice of Law Clause in Statutes"	(1946) 62 Law Quarterly Review 170	Law Quarterly Review	United Kingdom	circa 1946	Westlaw	4
O'Sullivan v Noarlunga Meat Ltd	[1956] UKPCHCA 4; (1956) 95 CLR 177; [1956] ALR 1051	Privy Council	Australia	4 Jul 1956	AustLII	28
Dillon v Public Trustee	[1941] UKPC 11; [1941] NZLR 557; [1941] GLR 227	Privy Council	United Kingdom	circa 1941	BAILII	31
Re Hall	(1959) 59 SR (NSW) 2192342	Supreme Court of New South Wales	Australia - New South Wales	circa 1959		1
Hall, Re	(1958) 59 SR (NSW) 219; 76 WN (NSW) 288	Supreme Court of New South Wales	Australia - New South Wales	circa 1958		13
Re t f Dun	(1956) 56 SR (NSW) 18122321	Supreme Court of New South Wales	Australia - New South Wales	circa 1956		1
Re Will of Gilbert	[1946] NSWStRp 24; (1946) 46 SR (NSW) 318; 63 WN (NSW) 176	Supreme Court of New South Wales	Australia - New South Wales	22 May 1946	AustLII	753
Re Gilbert	(1946) 46 SR (NSW) 318294	Supreme Court of New South Wales	Australia - New South Wales	circa 1946		1
Re Carter	[1944] NSWStRp 18; (1944) 44 SR (NSW) 285; 61 WN (NSW) 145	Supreme Court of New South Wales	Australia - New South Wales	24 May 1944	AustLII	3
Re Carter	(1944) 44 SR (NSW) 285254	Supreme Court of New South Wales	Australia - New South Wales	circa 1944		1
Re G Hall, deceased	[1930] NSWStRp 5; (1930) 30 SR (NSW) 165; 47 WN (NSW) 65	Supreme Court of New South Wales	Australia - New South Wales	28 Feb 1930	AustLII	21
Re Hall	(1930) 30 SR (NSW) 165254	Supreme Court of New South Wales	Australia - New South Wales	circa 1930		1
Re Molloy	[1928] NSWStRp 77; (1928) 28 SR (NSW) 546; 45 WN (NSW) 142	Supreme Court of New South Wales	Australia - New South Wales	7 Sep 1928	AustLII	7
Re Forsaith	[1926] NSWStRp 68; (1926) 26 SR (NSW) 613; 43 WN (NSW) 171	Supreme Court of New South Wales	Australia - New South Wales	10 Sep 1926	AustLII	7
Re Forsaith	(1926) 26 SR (NSW) 6132627	Supreme Court of New South Wales	Australia - New South Wales	circa 1926		1
Brown v Brown	[1921] NSWStRp 84; 22 SR (NSW) 106; 38 WN (NSW) 255	Supreme Court of New South Wales	Australia - New South Wales	11 Nov 1921	AustLII	7
Re Jones	[1921] NSWStRp 66; (1921) 21 SR (NSW) 693; 38 WN (NSW) 206	Supreme Court of New South Wales	Australia - New South Wales	6 Sep 1921	AustLII	20
Re Jones	(1921) 21 SR (NSW) 6932622	Supreme Court of New South Wales	Australia - New South Wales	circa 1921		1
Brown v Brown	(1921) 22 SR (NSW) 1062214	Supreme Court of New South Wales	Australia - New South Wales	circa 1921		1
Re Wheare	[1950] SASR 6122315	Supreme Court of South Australia	Australia - South Australia	circa 1950	Legal Online / Westlaw	1
"Admissibility of Statements by a Testator in Testator's Family Maintenance Proceedings "	(1952-1955) 2 University of Queensland Law Journal 150	University of Queensland Law Journal	Australia	circa 1955	AustLII	2
Re Diplock	[1948] 1 KB 339; [1948] Ch 465; [1947] 2 All ER 751		United Kingdom	circa 1948	LexisNexis / Westlaw	294
Dillon v Public Trustee of New Zealand	[1941] AC 2942336		United Kingdom	circa 1941	LexisNexis / Westlaw	1
David Syme & Co Ltd v Lloyd	[1971] 1 NSWLR 416		Australia - New South Wales	circa 1971	LexisNexis AU	48
Re Gray	(1958) 76 WN (NSW) 4152232		Australia - New South Wales	circa 1958		1
Commissioner of Stamp Duties v Jones	(1971) 46 ALJR 50295		Australia	circa 1971		1
Coates v National Trustees Executors and Agency Co	(1956) 95 CLR 494282		Australia - Commonwealth	circa 1956	Legal Online / Westlaw	1
Re Horwitz	(1917) 34 WN (NSW) 7322228		Australia - New South Wales	circa 1917		1
In the Goods of Fittock	(1863) 32 LJPM & A 157		United Kingdom	circa 1863		1
Johnston v Krakowski	(1965) 113 CLR 5522214		Australia - Commonwealth	circa 1965	Legal Online / Westlaw	1
Hart v Hart	[1968] 3 NSWR 43310		Australia - New South Wales	circa 1968		1
Lake v Quinton	5 ATR 263; [1975] 1 NSWLR 111; [1974] AEGR 66		Australia	circa 1955	Legal Online / Westlaw	29
Claverie, Re	(1970) 91 WN (NSW) 858; [1970] 2 NSWR 380		Australia - New South Wales	circa 1970		6
Brock v Wollams	[1949] 2 KB 388212		United Kingdom	circa 1949	LexisNexis / Westlaw	1
Brock v Wollams	[1949] 2 KB 388		United Kingdom	circa 1949	LexisNexis / Westlaw	10
Bourke, Re	[1968] 2 NSWR 453		Australia - New South Wales	circa 1968		8
Mayo, Re	[1968] 2 NSWR 709		Australia - New South Wales	circa 1968		10
O'Regan (formerly Douglass) v Douglass	(1969) 13 FLR 41122228		Australia	circa 1969	Legal Online / Westlaw	1
O'Regan v Douglass	(1969) 13 FLR 417; [1969] ALR 836		Australia	circa 1969	Legal Online / Westlaw	3
O'Sullivan v Noarlunga Meat Ltd	(1956) 95 CLR 1772623		Australia - Commonwealth	circa 1956	Legal Online / Westlaw	1
Re Maxwell	[1954] NZLR 72017		New Zealand	circa 1954	LexisNexis	1
Re Mayo	[1968] 2 NSWR 7092133		Australia - New South Wales	circa 1968		1
Re Molloy	(1928) 45 WN (NSW) 1422192		Australia - New South Wales	circa 1928		1
Borson v C A Hine & Co Pty Ltd	[1965] WAR 192631		Australia - Western Australia	circa 1965	LexisNexis AU	1
Fenton v Batten	[1948] VicLawRp 15; [1948] VLR 422; [1949] ALR 69		Australia - Victoria	24 Mar 1948	AustLII	17
Phipps v Boardman	[1967] 2 AC 462335		United Kingdom	circa 1967	LexisNexis / Westlaw	1
Fenton v Batten	[1948] VLR 4222336		Australia - Victoria	circa 1948		1
Potter v Broken, Hill Proprietary Co Ltd	(1905) 3 CLR 4792214		Australia - Commonwealth	circa 1905	Legal Online / Westlaw	1
Re Paulin	[1950] VLR 4622622		Australia - Victoria	circa 1950		1
Re Paulin	[1950] VicLawRp 37; [1950] VLR 462; [1950] ALR 503		Australia - Victoria	5 Jun 1950	AustLII	30
Borson v C A Hine & Co Pty Ltd	[1965] WAR 19; 1 WCBD (WA) 283		Australia - Western Australia	circa 1965	LexisNexis AU	9
Re Seery	[1969] 2 NSWR 290		Australia - New South Wales	circa 1969		3
Else; Trustees Executors and Agency Co Ltd v Else, In re	[1948] VicLawRp 13; [1948] VLR 468		Australia - Victoria	22 Mar 1948	AustLII	2
Re Seery	[1969] 2 NSWR 29021613		Australia - New South Wales	circa 1969		1
Henty House (In Voluntary Liquidation) v FCT	(1953) 88 CLR 1412614		Australia - Commonwealth	circa 1953	Legal Online / Westlaw	1
Re W (A Protected Person)	[1966] NZLR 380		New Zealand	circa 1966	LexisNexis	2
Re Else	[1948] VLR 468255		Australia - Victoria	circa 1948		1
Re W (A Protected Person)	[1966] NZLR 3802213		New Zealand	circa 1966	LexisNexis	1
Dun v Dun	[1959] AC 272; [1959] 2 All ER 134		United Kingdom	circa 1959	LexisNexis / Westlaw	18
[1954] NZLR 720	[1954] NZLR 720		New Zealand	circa 1954	LexisNexis	2
Hotel Terrigal v Latec Investments	[1969] 1 NSWLR 676		Australia - New South Wales	circa 1969	LexisNexis AU	7
[1894] P 392163	[1894] P 392163			circa 1894		1
Lieberman v Morris	(1944) 68 CLR 692622		Australia - Commonwealth	circa 1944	Legal Online / Westlaw	1
3 NSWR 392146	3 NSWR 392146		Australia - New South Wales	circa 1955		1
Grey v FCT	(1939) 62 CLR 492		Australia - Commonwealth	circa 1939	Legal Online / Westlaw	1
Robinson v Pal'omer	[1901] IR 4892336			circa 1901		1
Ord Forrest Pty Ltd v Commissioner of Taxation	(1973) 130 CLR 1242163		Australia - Commonwealth	circa 1973	Legal Online / Westlaw	1
Robinson v Palmer	(1901) 2 IR 489		Republic of Ireland	4 Feb 1901	BAILII	2
Penn v Lord Baltimore	1 Ves 444; 27 ER 1132294		United Kingdom	circa 1955	CommonLII	10
Russell v Russell	(1976) 50 ALJR 5942143		Australia	circa 1976		1
Ewing v Orr Ewing	(1883) 9 AC 34; 53 LJCh 435		United Kingdom	circa 1883	LexisNexis / Westlaw	34
Russell v Russell; Farrelly v Farrelly	134 CLR 495; [1976] FLC 90-039; (1976) 50 ALJR 594; 1 Fam LR 11; 9 ALR 103		Australia - Commonwealth	circa 1955	Legal Online / Westlaw	495
Re Bishop	[1952] VLR 543543		Australia - Victoria	circa 1952		1
Schaefer v Schuhmann	[1972] AC 572; [1972] 1 All ER 621		United Kingdom	circa 1972	LexisNexis / Westlaw	57
Re Bourke	[1968] 2 NSWR 4532910		Australia - New South Wales	circa 1968		1
Schaefer v Schuhmann	[1972] AC 5722622		United Kingdom	circa 1972	LexisNexis / Westlaw	1
Re Claverie	[1970] 2 NSWR 3802628		Australia - New South Wales	circa 1970		1
Sharp v Wakefield	[1891] UKLawRpAC 8; [1891] AC 173; [1886-90] All ER 992		United Kingdom	20 Mar 1891	CommonLII	263
Dun v Dun	[1959] AC 272296		United Kingdom	circa 1959	LexisNexis / Westlaw	1
Sophron v Nominal Defendant	(1957) 96 CLR 4642193		Australia - Commonwealth	circa 1957	Legal Online / Westlaw	1
Lake v Quinton	[1973] 1 NSWLR III2342		Australia - New South Wales	circa 1973	LexisNexis AU	1
2 KB 1562214	2 KB 1562214		United Kingdom	circa 1955	LexisNexis / Westlaw	1
Spies v Baker	[1970] 3 NSWR 39		Australia - New South Wales	circa 1970		3
Gorton v Commissioner of Taxation	(1965) 113 CLR 6042913		Australia - Commonwealth	circa 1965	Legal Online / Westlaw	1
Union-Fidelity Trustee Co of Australia Ltd v Montgomery	[1967] 1 NSWLR 1342143		Australia - New South Wales	circa 1967	LexisNexis AU	1
Re Beaumont	[1902] UKLawRpCh 51; [1902] 1 Ch 889		United Kingdom	27 Feb 1902	CommonLII	12
Union-Fidelity Trustee Co of Australia Ltd v Montgomery	[1976] 1 NSWLR 134		Australia - New South Wales	circa 1976	LexisNexis AU	15
English v Western	[1940] 2 KB 156; [1940] 2 All ER 515		United Kingdom	circa 1940	LexisNexis / Westlaw	3
Wayne v Commissioner of Stamp Duties	[1966] 2 NSWR 309		Australia - New South Wales	circa 1966		8
Horwitz, Re	34 WN (NSW) 73		Australia - New South Wales	circa 1955		3
Wayne v Commissioner of Stamp Duties	[1966] 2 NSWR 3092631		Australia - New South Wales	circa 1966		1
Gray, Re	76 WN (NSW) 415		Australia - New South Wales	circa 1955		2
Wheare, In re	[1950] SAStRp 13; [1950] SASR 61		Australia - South Australia	27 Apr 1950	AustLII	4
Re Bishop, Deceased	[1952] VicLawRp 33; [1952] VLR 543; [1952] ALR 1022		Australia - Victoria	13 Jun 1952	AustLII	7
1 NSWLR 4162143	1 NSWLR 4162143		Australia - New South Wales	circa 1955	LexisNexis AU	1
Hart v Hart	[1968] 3 NSWR 43		Australia - New South Wales	circa 1968		1
(1863) 32 LJPM & a 1572631	(1863) 32 LJPM & A 1572631		United Kingdom	circa 1863		1
(1962) 79 WN (NSW) 371	(1962) 79 WN (NSW) 371		Australia - New South Wales	circa 1962		1
Ewing v Orr Ewing	(1883) 9 AC 342631		United Kingdom	circa 1883	LexisNexis / Westlaw	1
Easterbrook v Young	[1974] 1 NSWLR 676293		Australia - New South Wales	circa 1974	LexisNexis AU	1

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