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Decoding Australia's inheritance laws: your rights and obligations explained

Decoding Australia's inheritance laws: your rights and obligations explained

Australia Explained
9 min
15 Aug 23
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Unlike some other countries, Australians do not pay an inheritance tax on the assets they inherit. Even so, strict inheritance laws are in place, and with more than 50 per cent of Australians dying without a Will, the courts often intervene.