FORM 88C
rule 88.09(1)

NOTICE OF INTENDED APPLICATION FOR ADMINISTRATION WITH THE WILL ANNEXED

In the Supreme Court of the Northern Territory of Australia.

After 14 days from publication of this notice, an application for administration with the will dated [date] annexed of the estate of [DECEASED’S FULL NAME – CAPITALS] late of [address], [occupation] will be made by [APPLICANT’S FULL NAME – CAPITALS] who is the [relationship to the deceased, such as wife, husband, daughter son, friend, lawyer] of the deceased. 

Creditors are required to send particulars of their claims upon this estate to [FULL NAME – CAPITALS] at [address].

FORM 88A
rule 88.07(1)
IN THE SUPREME COURT
OF THE NORTHERN
TERRITORY OF AUSTRALIA
PROBATE JURISDICTION
[DARWIN or ALICE SPRINGS] REGISTRY 

No. 

THE ESTATE of the late	
[FULL NAME – CAPITALS AND BOLD] late of [address],	
[occupation], deceased	
						  
APPLICATION
The applicant [FULL NAME – CAPITALS], a beneficiary named in the will dated [date], (where applicable: and codicil dated [date]) of [DECEASED’S FULL NAME – CAPITALS] late of [address], [occupation], deceased, claims that administration with the will (where applicable: and codicil) annexed of the estate of the deceased be granted to [him / her] (where applicable: [full name], the executor named in the will, having renounced probate) (where applicable: and that the administration bond be dispensed with).

APPLICANT:  	[APPLICANT’S FULL NAME - CAPITALS]
				[Address]
	
APPLICANT’S ADDRESS FOR SERVICE: [Address]

FILED:		[Date]

.........................................
Applicant’s signature

FORM 88I
rule 88.23(1)(c)

IN THE SUPREME COURT
OF THE NORTHERN TERRITORY
OF AUSTRALIA
PROBATE JURISDICTION
[DARWIN or ALICE SPRINGS] REGISTRY

No.		
THE ESTATE of the late	
[FULL NAME – CAPITALS AND BOLD] late of [address],	
[occupation], deceased	

AFFIDAVIT OF PUBLICATION AND SEARCH

DEPONENT: [FULL NAME – CAPITALS]
DATE MADE: [DATE]

I, [FULL NAME – CAPITALS] of [address], [occupation], make oath and say that:

1.  	A notice, a copy of which is annexed and marked "A" was published on the Supreme Court website on [date].

2.  	(Where applicable: The notice was also published on [date] in the [name of newspaper] which is a newspaper published and circulated in the district where [DECEASED’S FULL NAME – CAPITALS], the deceased, resided at the time of [his/her] death). 

3.	I have this day caused a search to be carried out in the Registry of the Court
and have found -

(a)	(where applicable: no evidence of a caveat having been lodged relating to a grant or reseal being made in the estate of the deceased OR evidence of a caveat having been lodged relating to a [grant/reseal] being made in the estate of the deceased; full particulars of the caveat being [set out full particulars of the caveat]); 

(b)	(where applicable - where 2 years have elapsed since the date of death: no evidence of a prior application for probate or administration or resealing in the estate having been made OR evidence of a prior application for where applicable: probate / administration / resealing in the estate having been made; with full particulars of that application being [set out full particulars of the application]); and

(c)	that, before the making of this application for a grant of Probate, (where applicable: no election has been filed under Section 110B of the Administration and Probate Act 1969 OR evidence of a an election being filed under Section 110B of the Administration and Probate Act 1969; full particulars of the election being [set out full particulars of the election]);

4.	I have caused a search of the index of wills kept by each prescribed person within the meaning of section 3 of the Wills Act 2000 and have found (where applicable: no evidence of a will having been lodged / evidence of a will having been lodged; full particulars of the will being [set out full particulars of the will]).

MADE at [Place]
in the Northern Territory of Australia
by [Full name of Deponent]			…………………………………              
on [date]						Signature of Deponent

BEFORE ME:

………………………………………                            			
Commissioner for Oaths/
Justice of the Peace

IN THE SUPREME COURT
OF THE NORTHERN TERRITORY
OF AUSTRALIA
PROBATE JURISDICTION
[DARWIN or ALICE SPRINGS] REGISTRY

No. 

THE ESTATE of the late	
[FULL NAME - CAPITALS AND BOLD] late of [address], [occupation], deceased	

This is the annexure marked with the letter “A” referred to in the Affidavit of [FULL NAME – CAPITALS AND BOLD]

Made before me on [date]

……………………………………………

Commissioner for Oaths/Justice of the Peace

FORM 88J
rule 88.23(7)

IN THE SUPREME COURT
OF THE NORTHERN TERRITORY
OF AUSTRALIA
PROBATE JURISDICTION
[DARWIN or ALICE SPRINGS] REGISTRY

No.		
THE ESTATE of the late	
[FULL NAME – CAPITALS AND BOLD] late of [address],	
[occupation], deceased	

OATH OF OFFICE

DEPONENT: [APPLICANT’S FULL NAME – CAPITALS]
DATE MADE: [DATE]

I, [APPLICANT’S FULL NAME – CAPITALS] of [address], [occupation], make oath and say that if the Supreme Court of the Northern Territory of Australia grants to me letters of administration with the will annexed of the estate of [DECEASED’S FULL NAME – CAPITALS] late of [address], [occupation], I will well and truly collect and administer the estate of the deceased according to law.

MADE at [Place]
in the Northern Territory of Australia
by [Full name of Deponent]			…………………………………              
on [date]						Signature of Deponent

BEFORE ME:

………………………………………                            			
Commissioner for Oaths/
Justice of the Peace

FORM 88T
rule 88.27(1)

IN THE SUPREME COURT
OF THE NORTHERN TERRITORY
OF AUSTRALIA
PROBATE JURISDICTION
[DARWIN or ALICE SPRINGS] REGISTRY
No.		
THE ESTATE of the late	
[FULL NAME – CAPITALS AND BOLD] late of [address],	
[occupation], deceased	

AFFIDAVIT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES

DEPONENT: [APPLICANT’S FULL NAME – CAPITALS]
DATE MADE: [DATE]

I, [APPLICANT’S FULL NAME – CAPITALS] of [address], [occupation], make oath and say that:

1.	I am the person applying for a grant of letters of administration with the will annexed in respect of the estate of [DECEASED’S FULL NAME – CAPITALS], deceased, late of [address], [occupation]. 	

2.	The statement of the assets of the deceased in the attached inventory (signed in the margin by me and by the person before whom this affidavit is promised) and the within statement under the heading "Liabilities" comprise a true statement of all the assets and liabilities of the deceased of which at the date of swearing this affidavit I am aware.

3.	The within statement under the heading "Persons Entitled" is a true statement showing the persons entitled to the assets of the deceased, a description of, and an estimate of the value of, their entitlements and, where a person entitled is a minor, their age.

MADE at [Place]
in the Northern Territory of Australia
by [Full name of Deponent]			…………………………………              
on [date]						Signature of Deponent

BEFORE ME:

………………………………………                            			
Commissioner for Oaths/
Justice of the Peace

INVENTORY OF PROPERTY
(Use only the headings that apply to the particular estate)
NO.	ASSETS	VALUE	
1.		Real estate - Address		
2.		Furniture, watches and jewellery		
3.		Money in house or hand		
4.		Money in current accounts, including money in an ADI on deposit – Financial institution & Account details		
5.		Motor vehicles – Make, Model, Year and registration no.		
6.		Life policies – policy number		
7.		Superannuation-  name & membership no., long service leave, other leave		
8.		Shares in companies – company name, share price & quantity		
9.		Government stock – details of stock		
10.		Debenture and mortgages – account details		
11.		Debts due to the estate		
12.		Interest in partnership or business		
13.		Interest in deceased estate		
14.		Livestock, farming plant, wool and crops		
15.		Payments under any medical benefits or hospital
contribution fund		
16.		Taxation credits		
17.		Other personal property		
	TOTAL 	$	

NO.	LIABILITIES	VALUE	
1.		Funeral expenses		
2.		Ambulance		
3.		Mortgage repayment		
4.		Legal expenses		
5.		Credit card or bank loan		
6.		Power and water		
7.		Telephone		
8.		Rates		
9.		other debts		
TOTAL	$	

SUMMARY OF ASSETS & LIABILITIES	
Gross total value of assets	$	$	
Total amount of liabilities	$	
NET AMOUNT	$	

NO.	JOINT TENANCY	
1.		Property - Address	

……………………………                            	…………………………….
Deponent 	Commissioner for Oaths/
Justice of the Peace

PERSONS ENTITLED

Full name	Relationship if any, to deceased 	Age (if a minor)	Description of entitlement	Estimated or known value	

					

……………………………                            	…………………………….
Deponent	Commissioner for Oaths/
Justice of the Peace

FORM 88Q
rule 88.25(2)

IN THE SUPREME COURT
OF THE NORTHERN TERRITORY
OF AUSTRALIA
PROBATE JURISDICTION
[DARWIN or ALICE SPRINGS] REGISTRY

No.		
THE ESTATE of the late	
[FULL NAME – CAPITALS AND BOLD] late of [address],	
[occupation], deceased	

AFFIDAVIT OF APPLICANT FOR ADMINISTRATION WITH THE WILL ANNEXED

DEPONENT: [APPLICANT’S FULL NAME – CAPITALS]
DATE MADE: [DATE]

I, [APPLICANT’S FULL NAME – CAPITALS] of [address], [occupation], make oath and say that:

1.	My full residential address is [address].

2.	The document, dated [date of will] and signed in the margin by me and the person witnessing this affidavit is, I believe, the last will of [DECEASED’S FULL – CAPITALS], the deceased. 

3. 	My means of identifying the will are [means of identifying the will, such as being present at the time the will was signed or recognising the signature of the deceased].

4. 	The (where applicable: executor / executors) named in the will (where applicable: is [full name of executor] and [his/her] address is [address] / are [full name and address of each executor]).
5. 	The subscribing witnesses to the will are [FULL NAME OF WITNESS - CAPITALS] and [FULL NAME OF WITNESS - CAPITALS].
6.	The deceased (where applicable: did not marry after the will was made / married after the will was made [set out full particulars of the marriage]).
7.	The deceased left an estate within the Territory, the value of which is $ [amount stated as the gross total of assets] being [provide a brief description of the assets such as real estate, superannuation, motor vehicle, money in bank account]
__________________________________________________________________
MADE ON [date]
.…………………………                            		…………………………….
Deponent		Commissioner for Oaths/
Justice of the Peace

8.	(Where applicable: [full name], the executor named in the will renounced probate of the will on [date]).

9.	(Where applicable: [full name], the (where applicable: executor / beneficiary) named in the will, died on [date]. The certificate of registration of death is annexed and marked "A”).

10.	I am over the age of 18 years of age. 

11.	I am not an undischarged bankrupt and I have not assigned or encumbered my interest in the estate.

12.	The names and ages of the persons entitled to share in the estate are:

[person’s full name, age in years, and address] 

(where applicable - where the names of all the persons entitled do not appear on the face of the will: [person’s full name, age in years, address and the facts that show the person is entitled]) 

13.	I am not aware of any claims against the estate (where applicable: other than those set out in the affidavit of assets and liabilities filed in this proceeding). 	
14.	The deceased died on [date] aged [number] years.

15.	I am entitled to a grant of administration with the will annexed in the estate of the deceased because [set out full particulars of the character in which the person making the application claims to be entitled to a grant and the truth of that statement, for example “I am the mother of the deceased. His father and brother have given consent to administration” or “I am the wife of the deceased and am entitled to be granted administration of the estate pursuant to section 22 of the Administration and Probate Act 1969” or “I am a creditor of the deceased [set out full particulars of the debt, amount and evidence to support the claim]”]. 

MADE at [Place]
in the Northern Territory of Australia
by [Full name of Deponent]			…………………………………              
on [date]						Signature of Deponent

BEFORE ME:

………………………………………                            			
Commissioner for Oaths/
Justice of the Peace

FORM 88G
rule 88.23(1)(a)
rule 88.24(1)(a)

IN THE SUPREME COURT
OF THE NORTHERN TERRITORY
OF AUSTRALIA
PROBATE JURISDICTION
[DARWIN or ALICE SPRINGS] REGISTRY

No.		
THE ESTATE of the late	
[FULL NAME – CAPITALS AND BOLD] late of [address],	
[occupation], deceased	

AFFIDAVIT OF DEATH

DEPONENT: [FULL NAME – CAPITALS]
DATE MADE: [DATE]

I, [FULL NAME – CAPITALS] of [address], [occupation] make oath and say that:

1.	I was well acquainted with [DECEASED’S FULL NAME – CAPITALS] late of [address], [occupation] for [number] years.

2.	(Where applicable: I saw [his / her] dead body on the day [he / she] died, that is to say, on [date]).

3.	I believe that [he/she] is [DECEASED’S FULL NAME – CAPITALS] referred to in the certificate of registration of death which is annexed and marked "A".

4.	(Where applicable: I am not interested in the estate).

MADE at [Place]
in the Northern Territory of Australia
by [Full name of Deponent]			…………………………………              
on [date]						Signature of Deponent

BEFORE ME:

………………………………………                            			
Commissioner for Oaths/
Justice of the Peace

IN THE SUPREME COURT
OF THE NORTHERN TERRITORY
OF AUSTRALIA
PROBATE JURISDICTION
[DARWIN or ALICE SPRINGS] REGISTRY

No.	

THE ESTATE of the late	
[FULL NAME - CAPITALS AND BOLD] late of [address], [occupation], deceased	

This is the annexure marked with the letter “A” referred to in the Affidavit of [FULL NAME – CAPITALS AND BOLD]

Made before me on [date]

……………………………………………

Commissioner for Oaths/Justice of the Peace

FORM 88L
rule 88.24(2)(a)

IN THE SUPREME COURT
OF THE NORTHERN TERRITORY
OF AUSTRALIA
PROBATE JURISDICTION
[DARWIN or ALICE SPRINGS] REGISTRY

No.		
THE ESTATE of the late	
[FULL NAME – CAPITALS AND BOLD] late of [address],	
[occupation], deceased	

CONSENT TO ADMINISTRATION

DEPONENT: [FULL NAME – CAPITALS]
DATE MADE: [DATE]

I, [FULL NAME – CAPITALS] of [address], [occupation], am [state relationship to the deceased, such as wife, husband, daughter son, friend, lawyer] of [DECEASED’S FULL NAME – CAPITALS] late of [address], [occupation]. I am over 18 years of age. I am not an undischarged bankrupt and I have not assigned or encumbered my interest in the estate of the deceased. 

I consent to letters of administration being granted to [FULL NAME OF APPLICANT – CAPITALS] who is the [state relationship to the deceased, such as wife, husband, daughter son, friend, lawyer] of the deceased (where applicable: and to an administration bond being dispensed with). 

MADE at [Place]
in the Northern Territory of Australia
by [Full name of Deponent]			…………………………………              
on [date]						Signature of Deponent

BEFORE ME:

………………………………………                            			
Commissioner for Oaths/
Justice of the Peace

FORM 88M
rule 88.24(2)(a)

IN THE SUPREME COURT
OF THE NORTHERN TERRITORY
OF AUSTRALIA
PROBATE JURISDICTION
[DARWIN or ALICE SPRINGS] REGISTRY

No.		

THE ESTATE of the late	
[FULL NAME – CAPITALS AND BOLD] late of [address],	
[occupation], deceased	

AFFIDAVIT OF WITNESS TO CONSENT

DEPONENT: [FULL NAME – CAPITALS]
DATE MADE: [DATE]

I, [FULL NAME – CAPITALS] of [address], [occupation], make oath and say that:

1.  	The document annexed and marked "A" to this my affidavit was signed in my presence on [date] by [FULL NAME OF THE PERSON CONSENTING – CAPITALS].

2.	The signatures contained in the document annexed and marked “A” annexed to this my affidavit are respectively my signature and that of [FULL NAME OF THE PERSON CONSENTING – CAPITALS].

MADE at [Place]
in the Northern Territory of Australia
by [Full name of Deponent]			…………………………………              
on [date]						Signature of Deponent

BEFORE ME:

………………………………………                            			
Commissioner for Oaths/
Justice of the Peace

IN THE SUPREME COURT
OF THE NORTHERN TERRITORY
OF AUSTRALIA
PROBATE JURISDICTION
[DARWIN or ALICE SPRINGS] REGISTRY
No.	

THE ESTATE of the late	
[FULL NAME - CAPITALS AND BOLD] late of [address], [occupation], deceased	

This is the annexure marked with the letter “A” referred to in the Affidavit of [FULL NAME – CAPITALS AND BOLD]

Made before me on [date]

……………………………………………

Commissioner for Oaths/Justice of the Peace

IN THE SUPREME COURT
OF THE NORTHERN TERRITORY
OF AUSTRALIA
PROBATE JURISDICTION
DARWIN REGISTRY

No.	
THE ESTATE of the late	
[FULL NAME – CAPITALS AND BOLD] late of [address],	
[occupation], deceased	

AFFIDAVIT OF IDENTITY

DEPONENT: [APPLICANT’S FULL NAME – CAPITALS]
DATE MADE: [DATE]

I, [APPLICANT’S FULL NAME – CAPITALS] of [address], [occupation] make oath and say that:

1.	I am the applicant for the estate of the late [DECEASED’S FULL NAME – CAPITALS] late of [address], [occupation], deceased.

2.	I attach a true copy of my [name of identification document e.g Driver’s License/Passport], which is annexed and marked "A”.

MADE at [Place]
in the Northern Territory of Australia
by [Full name of Deponent]			…………………………………              
on [date]						Signature of Deponent

BEFORE ME:

………………………………………                            			
Commissioner for Oaths/
Justice of the Peace

IN THE SUPREME COURT
OF THE NORTHERN TERRITORY
OF AUSTRALIA
PROBATE JURISDICTION
[DARWIN or ALICE SPRINGS] REGISTRY

No. 

THE ESTATE of the late 
[FULL NAME - CAPITALS AND BOLD] late of [address], [occupation], deceased	

This is the annexure marked with the letter “A” referred to in the Affidavit of [FULL NAME – CAPITALS AND BOLD]

Made before me on [date]

……………………………………………

Commissioner for Oaths/Justice of the Peace

IN THE SUPREME COURT
OF THE NORTHERN TERRITORY
OF AUSTRALIA
PROBATE JURISDICTION
DARWIN REGISTRY

No.	

THE ESTATE of the late	
[FULL NAME – BOLD/CAPITALS]	
late of [address]	
in the Northern Territory of Australia,	
[Occupation], deceased	

On                                             		     letters of administration with the will annexed [date of will] (a true copy of which is annexed) of the estate of [FULL NAME – CAPITALS & BOLD] late of [address], [occupation], deceased, who died on [date] and who had at the time of [his/her] death [real and/or personal] estate within the jurisdiction promised not to exceed in total value the sum of $[Amount – insert the gross total value of assets] was granted to [FULL NAME – CAPITALS & BOLD] of [address], the [relationship to the deceased, such as wife, husband, daughter, son, friend, lawyer] of the deceased [where applicable: and a beneficiary named in the will], the executor [EXECUTOR’S FULL NAME – CAPITALS & BOLD] appointed by the deceased’s will having renounced all rights to probate, [he/she] having first promised that [he/she] would well and truly collect and administer according to law the estate of the deceased.

GIVEN under the Seal of the Supreme Court of the Northern Territory of Australia on

REGISTRAR OF PROBATES