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Probate originating application (Supreme Court of South Australia Forms PROB1 and PROB2): completion guide

Link to the South Australian probate forms. PROB1 is the ex parte originating application and PROB2 the inter partes application. Lodgement is electronic through CourtSA. The pack includes oaths and affidavits, which the lawyer writes.

Kind
Form. A form to complete, or a guide to completing an official one.
Where it applies
South Australia
AI use
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
22 October 2026
Status
Maintained. Checked on 22 October 2026 against the official form at courts.sa.gov.au and the 3 authorities it cites, for South Australia.
Version
1
Source
Link to the official form. Licence: © Courts Administration Authority of South Australia. Link only: download the current probate forms from the Court each time; do not copy or adapt them.

Where this comes from

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

When to use it

Use when preparing a non-contentious grant in the Probate Registry of the Supreme Court of South Australia. Contentious probate actions go through the Civil Registry. The lawyer chooses PROB1 or PROB2. AI does not draft the oaths or affidavits.

Used for these tasks

Each task page says how far AI may help with the task and what the lawyer must review.

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

Method: how the Green, Yellow and Red levels are decided. This is guidance for planning, not legal advice.

Authorities

Official form

Open the official form. Always use the current version from the issuer. Licence: © Courts Administration Authority of South Australia. Link only: download the current probate forms from the Court each time; do not copy or adapt them..

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