South Australia: Adelaide Children's Hospital and Queen Victoria Hospital (Testamentary Dispositions) Act 1990 (SA)

South Australia Adelaide Children's Hospital and Queen Victoria Hospital (Testamentary Dispositions) Act 1990 An Act to construe certain testamentary dispositions in favour of the Adelaide Children's Hospital Incorporated and the Queen Victoria Hospital Incorporated to be in favour of the Adelaide Medical Centre for Women and Children; and for other purposes. Contents 1 Short title 3 Certain dispositions to benefit the Adelaide Medical Centre for Women and Children 4 Special provision relating to gifts over etc Legislative history The Parliament of South Australia enacts as follows: 1—Short title This Act may be cited as the Adelaide Children's Hospital and Queen Victoria Hospital (Testamentary Dispositions) Act 1990. 3—Certain dispositions to benefit the Adelaide Medical Centre for Women and Children (1) A testamentary disposition, whether made before or after the commencement of this Act, in favour of— (a) the Adelaide Children's Hospital Incorporated; or (b) the Queen Victoria Hospital Incorporated, will be taken to be a disposition in favour of the Adelaide Medical Centre for Women and Children. (2) The execution (before the enactment of this section) of a testamentary disposition of a kind referred to in subsection (1) is not invalidated by the retrospective operation of this Act. (3) In this section a reference to a testamentary disposition extends to a surrender or release effected by a testamentary disposition. 4—Special provision relating to gifts over etc Section 3 does not operate to defeat the intention of a testator or testatrix who provided that, should the beneficiary cease to exist, the disposition was to lapse or was to be in favour of some other person or body. Legislative history Notes • For further information relating to the Act and subordinate legislation made under the Act see the Index of South Australian Statutes or www.legislation.sa.gov.au. Principal Act Year|No|Title|Assent|Commencement| 1990|86|Adelaide Children's Hospital and Queen Victoria Hospital (Testamentary Dispositions) Act 1990|20.12.1990|19.1.1989: s 2| Provisions amended New entries appear in bold. Entries that relate to provisions that have been deleted appear in italics. Provision|How varied|Commencement| s 2|omitted under Legislation Revision and Publication Act 2002||