ACT probate forms, explained
Updated 20 August 2026 · 5 minute read
Every document in a Australian Capital Territory probate application, what the registry is actually checking in each, and where they come from. Filing runs through Registry filing with the ACT Supreme Court; probate notices are published on the ACT Courts website.
The documents, in filing order
Online notice of intended application
Published on the ACT Courts probate notices page (~$63); 14-day wait.
Originating application for probate
The formal application filed with the ACT Supreme Court registry.
Executor's affidavit
Sworn support exhibiting the will, death certificate and notice.
Statement of assets and liabilities
ACT assets and debts at date-of-death values.
Universal supporting documents
- Original will and any codicils — copies only with the court's permission
- Death certificate from Births, Deaths and Marriages (certified copies for every institution)
- Certified ID for each applicant
- Date-of-death asset and liability evidence — bank letters, registry statements, valuations
Current forms and lodgment instructions are published by the ACT Supreme Court — via Registry filing with the ACT Supreme Court; probate notices are published on the ACT Courts website. Forms change (usually each July with the fee schedules); always download fresh rather than reusing one from an old matter.
Registries requisition applications over small things: a middle name that doesn't match the will, an unexplained alteration, an inventory that omits a joint account. Slow, boring accuracy here is what keeps you inside the timeframes in how long probate takes in ACT.
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Get fixed-fee probate quotesDo I file online or on paper in ACT?
Registry filing with the ACT Supreme Court; probate notices are published on the ACT Courts website.
What does filing cost?
See cost of probate in ACT for the 2026–27 fee tiers.
What about no-will estates?
The document set changes — more affidavits, relationship evidence and searches. See letters of administration in ACT.
Sources
- ACT Courts — wills and probate (courts.act.gov.au)
- ACT probate notices (online)
- ACT probate fees 2026–27 (nationalprobate.com.au/act/probate/costs)