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Australia, Commonwealth of.
Constitution enabling its Parliament, consisting of the Sovereign of the British Empire, a Senate, and a House of Representatives, to legislate for the whole of Australia. The legislative powers of the Parliament, which may be found under
Assignee, or Assign
a bankrupt vests by virtue of their appointment. (3) includes an assignee of the assignee and the legal representative of a deceased assignee and references to the assignee of any person include references to the assignee of
Appropriation, powers of
Appropriation, powers of. The Administration of Estates Act, 1925, s. 41,has conferred on personal representatives a general power to appropriate any part of the real or personal estate (including things in action) of
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Chattels or catals
freeholds of inheritance devolved at law upon the heir or devisee, while chattels real devolved on the personal representatives of the deceased. This difference has now been abolished, firstly, by s. 1 of the (English) Administration of
Apportionment
1Rep. 127). This was remedied by 11 Geo. 2, c. 19, s. 25, which apportioned rent between the representatives of a deceased tenant for life, and the person succeeding in remainder, and by 4 & 5 Wm.
Any person
the words 'any person' could be held not to include the owner of the goods or his authorised representative travelling in the goods vehicle, Parliament has now made it clear that such a construction is no longer
Annuity
a fund for an annuity, the annuitant cannot claim the capital value of the annuity from the personal representatives. As to the power of the personal representative to set aside a fund to answer an annuity, see
Agents-General
Agents-General, The colonies forming the Commonwealth of Australia are each represented in London an official called an Agent-General. The Commonwealth is represented as an entity by a High Commissioner.
Agent
agent acts as agent, either the agent or the principal, when disclosed, can be sued. If an agent represents himself as such, and contract for an undisclosed and unascertained principal, his contract may be ratified by the
Prosopopoeligia
A figure by which things are represented as persons or by which things inanimate are spoken of as animated beings also a figure by which
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