Australian Capital Territory |
Supreme Court Registry
4 Knowles Place
Canberra ACT 2601
|
Indexes—not
published
Wills—application
has to be made with SSAE and reply will advise availability
and request fee. |
New South Wales |
Principal Registrar [Probate Division]
Supreme Court of New South Wales
GPO Box 3
Sydney NSW 2001
|
Indexes—published
1800-1985. Series 1, 2, 3 and some Series 4 are available
online.
Wills—application
requires details from the published indexes.
Fees vary according to the following classifications
and are available on application.
• 1800-1849 [Series 1 nos1-1792]
• 1850-1985 [Series 1 no 1793 to Series 5 no
25623]
• 1986-on [Series 1 Nos 1-1792, Series 2, Series
3 - certified copies]
• 1986-on [Series 4 up to no 152149 - certified
copies]
• 1986-on [Series 4 nos 152149 onwards, Series
5 - certified copies] Download
application form.
• Genealogical inspection
Wills 1817 to the mid 1960s are available from the
State
Records Authority of NSW |
Norfolk Island |
The Curator of Estates of Deceased Persons
Administration Offices
Kingston
Norfolk Island 2899 |
Indexes—not
published
Wills—application
has to be made with SSAE and reply will advise availability
and request fee |
Northern Territory |
Registrar of Probates
Law Courts Building
Mitchell Street
Darwin NT 0800
|
Indexes—published
1885-1941
Wills—application
has to be made with SSAE and reply will advise availability
and request fee. |
Queensland |
The Registrar
Supreme Court of Queensland [Southern]
George Street
Brisbane QLD 4000
The Registrar
Supreme Court of Queensland [Northern]
Walker Street
Townsville QLD 4810
The Registrar
Supreme Court of Queensland [Central]
East Street
Rockhampton QLD 4700
|
Indexes—published
1857-1900 (to 1915 for Southern); also available at
QLD State Archives and online.
Users can download an information
sheet.
The Supreme Court also maintains records as follows:
• Brisbane from 1 Jan 1992
• Cairns & Rockhampton from 1 Jul 2002
• Townsville from 1 Nov 1996
• Maroochydore and Southport from 1 Oct 2003
Wills—After 1970: application
has to be made with SSAE and reply will advise availability
and request fee. Before 1970 applicant or agent will
need to attend the State Archive Office at 435 Compton
Road Runcorn QLD 4113.
For information about applications for probate or letters of administration in relation to deceased estates from 1 Jan 2012 one can use the facility known as Queensland Reports or Courts Party Search app. |
South Australia |
Probate Registry
Supreme Court of South Australia
301 King William Street
Adelaide SA 5000
|
Indexes—published
in fiche form to 1995 but reproduction is quite
poor
Wills —application
has to be made with SSAE and reply will advise availability
and request fee payment. |
Tasmania |
Probate Registry Supreme Court of Tasmania
Salamanca Place
Hobart TAS 7000
|
Indexes—searchable
online
Wills application has to
be made with SSAE envelope and reply will advise availability
and request fee. |
Victoria |
Registrar of Probates
Supreme Court of Victoria
Level 2: 436 Lonsdale Street
Melbourne VIC 3000
Public Record Office Victoria
99 Shiel Street
North Melbourne VIC 3051 |
Indexes—published
1841-2013. Progressively made available online.
Wills—application
requires details from the indexes pre1960 Wills and
Probates are available from the PROV. Searches—application
has to be made with SSAE and reply will advise cost
for the particular documents. You can also order online
once you have the reference number from the index. |
Western Australia |
Probate Office
14th floor 111 Georges Street
Perth WA 6000
|
Indexes—not
published; fiche 1832-ca1939 at Battye Library, State
Records Office & WAGS;
1900-1993 State
Records Office. To see the series available check
the online catalogue by
entering 'probate' into the simple search facility.
State Records are working towards an online index.
Wills—application
has to be made with SSAE and reply will advise availability
and request a search fee. [Telephone 08 9421 5152
for the current search fee to speed up the process.]
On payment of the search fee you will be advised of
the copying costs. |