ByLawyers News and Updates
  • Publication updates
    • Federal
    • New South Wales
    • Victoria
    • Queensland
    • South Australia
    • Western Australia
    • Northern Territory
    • Tasmania
    • Australian Capital Territory
  • By area of law
    • Bankruptcy and Liquidation
    • Business and Franchise
    • Companies, Trusts, Partnerships and Superannuation
    • Conveyancing and Property
    • Criminal Law
    • Defamation and Protecting Reputation
    • Employment Law
    • Family Law
    • Immigration
    • Litigation
    • Neighbourhood Disputes
    • Personal injury
    • Personal Property Securities
    • Practice Management
    • Security of Payments
    • Trade Marks
    • Wills and Estates
  • Legal alerts
  • Articles
  • By Lawyers

Probate – NSW

30 July 2023 by By Lawyers

From 1 August 2023 most applications for an uncontested grant of representation must be applied for and filed online. The lodgment platform is available via the Probate tab on the Supreme Court website, and on the NSW Online Registry website. New users are required to register for an account.

The online process provides guidance as to the evidence required for a grant to be determined. It is intended to facilitate uncontested probate matters being processed quickly and accurately.

The new system applies also to applications for Reseal, and Letters of Administration.

Under the new process applicants are no longer required to lodge notice of an intended application at least 14 days prior to filing a summons. Instead, a notice of intended application will automatically be generated when an online application is filed.

The current paper forms will no longer be used. The new Probate system will generate the summons, affidavit of executor or administrator, inventory of property, and grant based on the information provided in the online application. These documents are then downloaded, executed, and filed via the online system. The system prompts for and allows additional affidavit evidence to be uploaded.

Rather than the previous process where applicants provided the court with a pre-paid envelope for the sealed copies to be returned when the grant is made, the new Probate system will generate these documents with a digital seal on each page. Copies of the grant will be immediately available for download once the grant issues.

Copies of testamentary documents, such as wills and codicils, are scanned and uploaded into the new Probate system. The originals of testamentary documents must still be filed with the court registry, either personally or by mail. They must be accompanied by a coversheet. See our previous News & Updates post: Wills coversheet.

The court has advised that  the registry will continue to accept paper-based applications up to and including 1 September 2023 to assist with the transition.

The By Lawyers Probate (NSW) and Letters of Administration (NSW) guides have been updated accordingly.

Filed Under: Miscellaneous, New South Wales, Publication Updates, Wills and Estates Tagged With: NSW Supreme Court - Equity Division, probate, probate and administration, Probate Registry

Probate Registry online applications – South Australia

22 October 2018 by By Lawyers

From Monday 26 November 2018, all applications for probate and letters of administration in the Supreme Court Probate Registry must be filed through CourtSA – the new electronic management system that is in the process of being introduced for all South Australian courts.

As at 15 October 2018, the probate registry no longer accepts paper applications. The Court has advised that any current paper transactions where a grant is not issued by 26 November 2018, will need to be re-lodged online through CourtSA.

It is expected that the online process will ultimately streamline applications and result in faster processing times, but there clearly will be some delay in the implementation phase, as no applications can now be filed until 26 November 2018.

Filed Under: Legal Alerts, South Australia, Wills and Estates Tagged With: CourtSA, letters of administration, Online Lodgement, probate, Probate Registry

Subscribe to our mailing list

* indicates required
Preferred State

Connect with us

  • Email
  • LinkedIn
  • Twitter

Copyright © 2025 · Privacy Policy
Created and hosted by LEAP · Log in