Section 150 of the Wills, Estates and Succession Act allows a personal representative to bring an action that the deceased could have brought if alive and allows actions to be brought against the deceased’s estate.
Under section 150(3), proceedings by and against the estate do not apply to a proceeding for libel or slander or an action under section 1 of the Privacy Act.
Section 150(5) specifies that a proceeding may be commenced or continued against a deceased person’s estate whether or not a personal representative has been appointed for the deceased person.
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