--- title: "Application for a grant of probate or administration (Supreme Court of Victoria, RedCrest-Probate): completion and filing guide" url: "https://ailawframework.com/precedents/wills-estates-probate-and-succession/form-vic-probate-application" type: "precedent" site: "AI Law Framework" id: "a17-form-vic-probate-application" area_id: "A17" kind: "form" ai_level: "red" version: 1 task_ids: ["A17-T1-R6", "A17-P20260916-1", "A17-P20260916-3", "A17-B15-3", "A17-B15-4"] law_stated_as_at: "2026-10-18" --- # 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. Canonical page: https://ailawframework.com/precedents/wills-estates-probate-and-succession/form-vic-probate-application Law stated as at: 2026-10-18 Site index for agents: https://ailawframework.com/llms.txt ## 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: Victoria - AI level: Red. Keep AI out of the decisive steps. A lawyer does the work. - Law stated as at: 2026-10-18 - Status: Maintained. Checked on 2026-10-18 against the official form at supremecourt.vic.gov.au and the 3 authorities it cites, for Victoria. ## 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 - [Prepare the probate or letters-of-administration application pack](https://ailawframework.com/practice/wills-estates-probate-and-succession.md#A17-T1-R6) - [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) - [Turn a probate requisition into a response checklist](https://ailawframework.com/practice/wills-estates-probate-and-succession/turn-a-probate-requisition-into-a-response-checklist.md) - [Draft the affidavit supporting a probate application in the Supreme Court of Victoria](https://ailawframework.com/practice/wills-estates-probate-and-succession.md#A17-B15-3) - [Prepare the inventory of estate assets for a Supreme Court of Victoria probate application](https://ailawframework.com/practice/wills-estates-probate-and-succession.md#A17-B15-4) ## 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) ## Authorities - [Administration and Probate Act 1958 (Vic)](https://www.legislation.vic.gov.au/in-force/acts/administration-and-probate-act-1958) - [Supreme Court of Victoria, How to apply for a grant of probate or administration](https://www.supremecourt.vic.gov.au/wills-and-probate/how-to-apply-for-a-grant-of-probate-or-administration) - [Supreme Court of Victoria, Probate Office forms](https://www.supremecourt.vic.gov.au/wills-and-probate/probate-forms) ## Official form [Official form](https://www.supremecourt.vic.gov.au/wills-and-probate/probate-forms) ## 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. ## 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-vic-probate-application 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.*