NSW probate forms, explained
Updated 20 August 2026 · 5 minute read
Every document in a New South Wales probate application, what the registry is actually checking in each, and where they come from. Filing runs through NSW Online Registry (all probate filing is online).
The documents, in filing order
Online notice of intended application
Lodged through the NSW Online Registry ($59). Starts the mandatory 14-day clock; keep the confirmation for the affidavit.
Summons for probate (UCPR Form 111)
The formal request to the court, generated through the Online Registry pathway.
Executor's affidavit (UCPR Form 118)
The executor swears to the will's validity, the death, and the inventory. Most requisitions trace back to errors here.
Inventory of property
Every NSW asset at date-of-death value. Use bank-issued date-of-death balance letters, not estimates.
Grant of probate (UCPR Form 112)
The draft grant the registry seals and returns.
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 Supreme Court of New South Wales — via NSW Online Registry (all probate filing is online). 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 NSW.
Prefer the forms done for you?
Grant-only fixed fees typically run $1,500–$3,000 — the firm drafts, you sign. Quotes in one business day.
Get fixed-fee probate quotesDo I file online or on paper in NSW?
NSW Online Registry (all probate filing is online).
What does filing cost?
See cost of probate in NSW 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 NSW.
Sources
- Supreme Court of NSW — probate (supremecourt.nsw.gov.au)
- NSW Online Registry — probate notices and filing
- NSW probate filing fees 2026–27 (nationalprobate.com.au/nsw/probate/costs/court-filing-fees)
- Papas Law — NSW probate processing times 2026