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Perpetuities and accumulations  

Reference received: 22 October 1973

Report

Report 26: Perpetuities and Accumulations [PDF, 1Mb], June 1976

Tabled in parliament: 25 August 1976

Legislative action: Perpetuities Act 1984

​Journal article

C M Sappideen and P J Butt, "Rendering the rule against perpetuities less remote" (1979) 8 Sydney Law Review 620

Terms of reference

To consider the Perpetuities and Accumulations Act 1964 of the United Kingdom and comparable legislation of other countries for the purpose of recommending whether such legislation, or any part of it, is suitable for adoption in New South Wales and, if so, what modifications would be necessary and any incidental matters arising therefrom.