Publishing an Online Probate Notice

• An online Probate Notice of your intention to apply for a grant will be published by the online Probate system automatically when your application is filed.
• You will need to register an account and have a username and password with NSW Courts Online Registry to publish a notice. Please contact Online Registry Support at onlineregistry-support@justice.nsw.gov.au if you are having difficulty registering online.
• If you already have an account you can access the Probate system here.

Amending a notice

• You will not be able to edit the Notice after you pay for, and publish, it.
  
• You must carefully check your notice before submitting the form for publication. A fee also applies for any amendment that is required to be made to a notice after publication. See Schedule of Court Fees for details.

The purpose of publishing your notice of intended application

• The published notice allows the deceased's creditors an opportunity to make a claim on the estate by contacting the person who is intending to apply for the grant.
• Relatives of the deceased may also be able to make a family provision claim against the personal representative of the estate under Chapter 3 of the Succession Act 2006.
• A notice of intended application also gives notice to anybody that may intend to challenge the validity of the will or who may have knowledge of a later or alternate will.

Legislation and rules governing the notice

• Section 42 and section 109 of the Probate and Administration Act 1898 require that at least 14 days' notice must be given before a summons for probate, letters of administration or reseal is filed.
• Part 78 Rule 3 and Rule 4 of the Supreme Court Rules 1970 specify that the valid method of publication for this notice is via the NSW Online Registry website.
• The prescribed wording for the notice is set out in approved UCPR form 116.