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Application for a grant of probate or administration (Supreme Court of Victoria, RedCrest-Probate): completion and filing guide
Link to the Probate Office forms and RedCrest-Probate, with a guide to the 15-day advertisement, the generated affidavit and inventory, the originals to post, and the supporting forms most often needed.
- Kind
- Form. A form to complete, or a guide to completing an official one.
- Where it applies
- Victoria
- AI use
- Red Keep AI out of the decisive steps. A lawyer does the work.
- Law stated as at
- 18 October 2026
- Status
- Maintained. Checked on 18 October 2026 against the official form at supremecourt.vic.gov.au and the 3 authorities it cites, for Victoria.
- Version
- 1
- Source
- Link to the official form
Where this comes from
The official form is published by supremecourt.vic.gov.au; this page is a completion guide. Last checked on 2026-10-18.
When to use it
Use when applying for probate, letters of administration with the will, or letters of administration on intestacy for a deceased person with assets in Victoria.
Used for these tasks
- Reconcile the documents for a probate or administration application
- Turn a probate requisition into a response checklist
Each task page says how far AI may help with the task and what the lawyer must review.
How AI may be used
Lawyer-led. The application rests on a sworn affidavit and inventory generated in RedCrest-Probate, so AI may check documents and reconcile asset figures for the lawyer but must not answer the questions that produce the sworn documents.
AI may
- Check the documents gathered (will, codicils, death certificate, consents, renunciations) against the court's list and list what is missing
- Reconcile the asset and liability schedule against bank, share, land and superannuation statements, with a source for every figure, for the lawyer to check
- Compare names of the deceased in the will, the death certificate and asset records and list differences that need explaining
- Calculate the earliest filing date from the advertisement date (at least 15 days), for the lawyer to confirm
AI must not
- Must not draft, outline or complete any affidavit or the sworn statement of assets and liabilities
- Must not decide who is entitled to the grant, whether a document is a valid will, or how a damaged or altered will is dealt with
- Must not file or lodge anything on the court portal
The lawyer checks
- Grant type correct for the facts (probate, administration with the will, or intestacy)
- Advertisement published in RedCrest-Probate at least 15 days before the application is filed
- Generated affidavit and inventory reviewed line by line, with any extra matters typed in before printing
- Affidavit sworn or affirmed before a person authorised to witness affidavits in Victoria
- Originals posted as the Probate Office directs (will and codicils, certificate identifying exhibits, originating motion)
Method: how the Green, Yellow and Red levels are decided. This is guidance for planning, not legal advice.
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