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Probate application pack (Supreme Court of NSW): notice, summons, affidavit and inventory guide
Link to the Supreme Court of NSW probate forms page with a step-by-step guide: the 14-day online notice, the documents that accompany the summons, the executor's affidavit (UCPR Form 118), the inventory, requisitions, and SC Gen 23 limits on AI.
- Kind
- Court document. A document filed or served in a court or tribunal.
- Where it applies
- New South Wales
- AI use
- Red Keep AI out of the decisive steps. A lawyer does the work.
- Law stated as at
- 17 October 2026
- Status
- Maintained. Checked on 17 October 2026 against the official form at supremecourt.nsw.gov.au and the 4 authorities it cites, for New South Wales.
- Version
- 1
- Source
- Link to the official form. Licence: © State of New South Wales (Supreme Court of NSW). Approved UCPR probate forms and Online Registry notices: link only, use the current approved version.
Where this comes from
The official form is published by supremecourt.nsw.gov.au; this page is a completion guide. Last checked on 2026-10-17.
When to use it
Use for a non-contentious application for a grant of probate in NSW where there is a will and a named executor. For letters of administration, reseals or contested estates, use the corresponding forms and rules.
How AI may be used
Lawyer-led for the affidavit, which is sworn evidence and must disclose that Gen AI was not used to generate it. AI may help reconcile names, dates and assets across documents and prepare the inventory from statements for checking.
AI may
- Reconcile names, dates, executor details and addresses across the will, death certificate and draft documents, and table differences
- Prepare a draft inventory of assets and liabilities from statements, with sources, for the lawyer to verify
- Break a Registry requisition into separate requests mapped to evidence
AI must not
- Must not generate or rephrase any part of the executor's affidavit (SC Gen 23 paras 12, 13)
- Must not fill the approved forms without line-by-line checking
- Must not enter the deceased's or family's records into a public AI tool
The lawyer checks
- Notice published at least 14 days before filing, with the required content
- Will execution, alterations and marks explained in evidence if needed
- Inventory values and the Gen AI disclosure in the affidavit
Method: how the Green, Yellow and Red levels are decided. This is guidance for planning, not legal advice.
Official form
Open the official form. Always use the current version from the issuer. Licence: © State of New South Wales (Supreme Court of NSW). Approved UCPR probate forms and Online Registry notices: link only, use the current approved version..
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