Non-contentious Probate Rules 1967 (WA)

Western Australia Administration Act 1903 Non-contentious Probate Rules 1967 Western Australia Non-contentious Probate Rules 1967 Contents 1. Citation and commencement 1 2. Interpretation 1 3. Application of Supreme Court Rules and prior practice 2 4. Jurisdiction of the Registrar 2 5. Appeal from the Registrar 3 6. Probate and administration generally 4 7. Personal applications 4 7A. Postal applications 5 8. Affidavit of executor or administrator with the will annexed 5 9. Administrator's affidavit 6 9A. Orders to administer 7 9B. Statement of assets and liabilities to be filed 9 10. Inquiries to be answered before grant issues 9 11. Grant in additional name 10 12. Marking of will 10 13. Invalid will to be produced 11 14. Address for service 11 15. Evidence as to due execution of will 11 16. Execution of will of blind or illiterate testator 12 17. Evidence as to terms, condition and date of execution of will 12 18. Attempted revocation of will 13 19. Affidavit as to due execution, terms, etc., of will 13 20. Will not proved under section 9 of Wills Act 1837 13 20A. Additional requirements where Part X of the Wills Act 1970 is relevant 14 21. Privileged wills 15 22. Notice of application for administration 15 25. Grant to creditor 16 26. Grants on behalf of infants 16 27. Guarantee where administration applied for 16 27A. Guarantee where application to reseal 18 28. Effect of renunciation 18 29. Citations generally 18 30. Citation to accept or refuse or to take a grant 19 31. Citation to propound a will 21 32. Citation to bring in a will 21 33. Caveats 21 34. Application for leave to swear to death 22 35. Amendment and revocation of grant 23 36. Taxation of costs 23 37. Executors and administrators to pass accounts 23 38. Form of grant, etc. 24 39. Requirements as to documents 25 42. Will to be engrossed in certain cases 25 43. Documents to be lodged with application to reseal 26 43A. Searches 26 43B. Legal costs for non‑contentious probate applications 27 44. Application to pending proceedings 27 First Schedule Notes Compilation table 37 Defined terms Western Australia Administration Act 1903 Non‑contentious Probate Rules 1967