Section 67 — Property (Relationships) Act 1976: Choice irrevocable
Text of the provision Official document
67 Choice irrevocable (1) Once a surviving spouse or partner has chosen option A or option B, that choice cannot be revoked. (2) This section is subject to the Court's power under section 69 to set aside a choice of option. Sections 55 to 57 were repealed, and new Part 8 (comprising sections 55 to 95) and Part 9 (comprising sections 96 to 99) were inserted, as from 1 February 2002, by section 61 Property (Relationships) Amendment Act 2001 (2001 No 5). See Part 9 of this Act as to the transitional and saving provisions. Subsection (1) was amended, as from 26 April 2005, by section 3(2) Property (Relationships) Amendment Act 2005 (2005 No 19) by substituting the word “ partner ” for the words “ de facto partner ” .
Official source: legislation.govt.nz
Search case law on this topic
See judgments from New Zealand courts and tribunals with a plain-English summary and legal holding.
Explore case law →