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NT probate forms, explained

Updated 20 August 2026 · 5 minute read

Every document in a Northern Territory probate application, what the registry is actually checking in each, and where they come from. Filing runs through Paper filing with the Supreme Court registry in Darwin or Alice Springs.

The documents, in filing order

  1. NT News advertisement

    The notice of intended application must run at least 14 days before lodging.

  2. Application for probate

    Paper application filed in Darwin or Alice Springs.

  3. Executor's affidavit

    Sworn support exhibiting the will, death certificate and the advertisement.

  4. Statement of assets and liabilities

    Territory assets and debts at date-of-death values.

Universal supporting documents

Where to get them

Current forms and lodgment instructions are published by the Supreme Court of the Northern Territory — via Paper filing with the Supreme Court registry in Darwin or Alice Springs. Forms change (usually each July with the fee schedules); always download fresh rather than reusing one from an old matter.

The checking that matters

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 NT.

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Do I file online or on paper in NT?

Paper filing with the Supreme Court registry in Darwin or Alice Springs.

What does filing cost?

See cost of probate in NT 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 NT.

Sources

  • Supreme Court of the NT — wills and probate (supremecourt.nt.gov.au)
  • NT probate fees 2026–27 (nationalprobate.com.au/nt/probate/costs)
  • NT Law Handbook — estates