Leave a bequest in your will

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Bequests provide a crucial source of research funding and we are extremely grateful to the people who make provision for QIMR in their wills. Their legacies help to secure the means for QIMR's vital research to continue into the future.

You can leave a bequest of money, jewellery, shares or property. Please see below for the correct wording for your will. We advise you to seek legal advice when preparing a will to ensure that your wishes are met as you intended. 

To receive a wills kit:

Email us (E bequests@qimr.edu.au) or freecall 1800 993 000.

For enquiries about bequests, call Joan Stockman on +61 7 3362 0251.

Download our Bequest Brochure  (   1.02 MB)

Will clauses

The following is the correct wording when you are drafting your will:

General Bequest:

"I give and bequeath (specify the type of gift) to the Council of the Queensland Institute of Medical Research, 300 Herston Road, Herston to be applied for general charitable purposes, and in respect of such legacy, I declare as follows:

(a) A general charitable intent shall apply;

(b) The receipt of the Secretary for the time being shall constitute a full and sufficient discharge to executors and trustees;

(c) My executors and trustees shall not be obliged to see or to enquire into the application of money or assets, the subject of such legacy."

Specific Bequest:

"I give and bequeath (specify the type of gift) to the Council of the Queensland Institute of Medical Research, 300 Herston Road, Herston to be applied for (specify the area of research e.g. cancer, children's diseases) and in respect of such legacy, I declare as follows:

(a) A general charitable intent shall apply;

(b) The receipt of the Secretary for the time being shall constitute a full and sufficient discharge to executors and trustees;

(c) My executors and trustees shall not be obliged to see or to enquire into the application of money or assets, the subject of such legacy."