Australian Capital Territory Consolidated Acts Australian Capital Territory Consolidated Acts(1) If—
(a) there is in a will a direct or indirect reference to the sex of a person or class of persons; and
(b) during the period between the making of the will and the death of the testator that person, or a person who, but for this section, would have been within that class successfully undergoes sexual reassignment surgery;
then, unless the contrary intention appears from the will or from evidence admitted under section 12B, the will has effect as if the relevant person had not undergone the surgery.
(2) In this section:
"sexual reassignment surgery"—see the Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration Act 1997 , part 4.