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title: "Grant of probate (ACT Supreme Court Forms 3.1, 3.4, 3.11 and 3.14): completion guide"
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task_ids: ["A17-T1-R6", "A17-P20260916-1", "A17-B14-3", "A17-M20261018-1", "A17-M20261018-2"]
law_stated_as_at: "2026-10-22"
---

# Grant of probate (ACT Supreme Court Forms 3.1, 3.4, 3.11 and 3.14): completion guide

> Link to the ACT Supreme Court wills and probate forms. A probate application uses Form 3.1, Form 3.4 in duplicate, and affidavits.…

Canonical page: https://ailawframework.com/precedents/wills-estates-probate-and-succession/form-act-probate  
Law stated as at: 2026-10-22

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Link to the ACT Supreme Court wills and probate forms. A probate application uses Form 3.1, Form 3.4 in duplicate, and affidavits. From 1 March 2022 the notice is published on the Court website 14 days to 3 months before filing.

## Key facts

- Kind: Form. A form to complete, or a guide to completing an official one.
- Practice area: [Wills, Estates, Probate & Succession](https://ailawframework.com/precedents/wills-estates-probate-and-succession.md)
- Jurisdictions: Australian Capital Territory
- AI level: Red. You write the text. The tool writes nothing into the document. Where permitted, it may check, clarify or collect data, and anything it checks or collects is verified.
- Law stated as at: 2026-10-22
- Status: Maintained. Checked on 2026-10-22 against the official form at courts.act.gov.au and the 3 authorities it cites, for Australian Capital Territory.

## When to use it

Use when applying in the ACT Supreme Court for probate, letters of administration, or a reseal. The lawyer prepares the affidavits. Publish the notice on the Court's smart form, within the period the page states.

## Used for these tasks

- [Prepare the probate or letters-of-administration application pack](https://ailawframework.com/practice/wills-estates-probate-and-succession/prepare-the-probate-or-letters-of-administration-application-pack.md)
- [Reconcile the documents for a probate or administration application](https://ailawframework.com/practice/wills-estates-probate-and-succession/reconcile-the-documents-for-a-probate-or-administration-application.md)
- [Check the Tasmanian, ACT or NT Supreme Court index before assuming an AI practice direction](https://ailawframework.com/practice/wills-estates-probate-and-succession/check-the-tasmanian-act-or-nt-supreme-court-index-before-assuming-an-ai.md)
- [Search the probate notices for competing applications before filing](https://ailawframework.com/practice/wills-estates-probate-and-succession.md#A17-M20261018-1)
- [Prepare and check the probate notice before it is published](https://ailawframework.com/practice/wills-estates-probate-and-succession/prepare-and-check-the-probate-notice-before-it-is-published.md)

## How AI may be used

The grant pack is built on affidavits and oaths. AI may index documents already on the file and list the published forms; the lawyer writes every affidavit, oath and application.

**AI may:**

- List the forms named on the court's page for this kind of grant, and mark which ones are already on the file
- Check that names and the date of death are consistent across documents the lawyer has already prepared
- Index the will, the death certificate and searches by date and source

**AI must not:**

- Must not draft an affidavit, oath, inventory, renunciation or any other sworn or signed part of the grant
- Must not describe assets, liabilities or the will in words the lawyer has not settled
- Must not sign, file or publish a probate notice

**The lawyer checks:**

- The current forms, and the right kit or practice direction, are used for this kind of grant
- Names match the will, and the notice period and searches are done before filing
- The current practice direction on generative AI, if any, has been checked before any tool is used

## Authorities

- [ACT Supreme Court, Wills and probate forms](https://www.courts.act.gov.au/supreme/forms/wills-and-probate-forms)
- [Court Procedures Rules 2006 (ACT), Form 3.1 Originating application – probate](https://www.legislation.act.gov.au/af/2017-160/)
- [ACT Supreme Court Probate Notice smart form](https://forms.act.gov.au/smartforms/servlet/SmartForm.html?formCode=1582)

## Official form

[Official form](https://www.courts.act.gov.au/supreme/forms/wills-and-probate-forms)

## Where this comes from

The official form is published by courts.act.gov.au; this page is a completion guide. Last checked on 2026-10-22.

## Full text and drafting notes

The full text and the drafting notes are not part of this public page. Signed-in firm accounts can read them at https://ailawframework.com/precedents/wills-estates-probate-and-succession/form-act-probate and through the signed-in MCP connector https://ailawframework.com/mcp/firm.

*Practice guidance for planning and review. Confirm current primary sources and the requirements of the actual matter. This is general information, not legal advice.*