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title: "Consent under section 9 of the Wills Act 1997 (Supreme Court of Victoria, Probate Office)"
url: "https://ailawframework.com/precedents/wills-estates-probate-and-succession/form-vic-probate-consent-section-9-wills-act"
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law_stated_as_at: "2026-10-22"
---

# Consent under section 9 of the Wills Act 1997 (Supreme Court of Victoria, Probate Office)

> Link to the Probate Office sample form of consent under section 9 of the Wills Act 1997.

Canonical page: https://ailawframework.com/precedents/wills-estates-probate-and-succession/form-vic-probate-consent-section-9-wills-act  
Law stated as at: 2026-10-22

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: Yellow. You and the tool draft together, with you directing. You check every statement you rely on.
- Law stated as at: 2026-10-22
- Status: Maintained. Checked on 2026-10-22 against the official form at supremecourt.vic.gov.au and the 2 authorities it cites, for Victoria.

## When to use it

Use when the Probate Office application calls for that consent. The index describes it as a sample form of consent under section 9. The lawyer checks that section 9 is the provision that applies.

## 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)
- [Build a will-validity issues list: execution, capacity and suspicious circumstances](https://ailawframework.com/practice/wills-estates-probate-and-succession/build-a-will-validity-issues-list-execution-capacity-and-suspicious-circ.md)

## How AI may be used

AI may check the draft against the current official form and list what is missing; the lawyer settles every statement that will be filed and signs or lodges the form.

**AI may:**

- Check the draft is the current version of the form and list every blank field or missing attachment
- Index the documents on the file that the form calls for, with date and author
- Turn the court's published filing and service steps into a checklist for this matter

**AI must not:**

- Must not write allegations, grounds, orders or figures in words that will be filed
- Must not decide jurisdiction, standing or whether a time limit has been met
- Must not sign, lodge or serve the form

**The lawyer checks:**

- The consent is the section 9 consent the Probate Office form describes
- The current sample form is downloaded from the index
- The person consenting is the person the lawyer has identified
- The consent is not a dispensation of surety

## Authorities

- [Supreme Court of Victoria, Probate Office forms](https://www.supremecourt.vic.gov.au/wills-and-probate/probate-forms)
- [Consent (section 9 Wills Act 1997)](https://www.supremecourt.vic.gov.au/wills-and-probate/probate-forms/probate-office-consent-section-9-wills-act-1997)

## 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 2026-10-22.

## 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-vic-probate-consent-section-9-wills-act 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.*