Australian Capital Territory Current Regulations Australian Capital Territory Current Regulations(1) This rule applies to an application for grant of administration of the estate of a deceased person made by only 1 or some of the people entitled to be administrators of the estate.
Note See the href="http://www.legislation.act.gov.au/a/1929-18/default.asp" title="A1929 No 18">Administration and Probate Act
, s 12 for the people eligible to be administrators.
(2) At least 14 days before the day the application is filed in the court, the applicant must serve notice of the application on each person (a "relevant person") who—
(a) is a domestic partner or next of kin of the deceased person; and
(b) if the person is a next of kin of the deceased person—is an adult; and
(c) is not the applicant or 1 of the applicants; and
(d) has not consented to the application.
Note 1 See approved form 3.10 (Consent to administration of estate) AF2017-166
.
Note 2 For the meaning of domestic partner , see the href="http://www.legislation.act.gov.au/a/2001-14" title="A2001-14">Legislation Act
, s 169.
(3) For each relevant person, either—
(a) the application must be accompanied by the consent, by affidavit, of the relevant person to the application; or
(b) the supporting affidavit for the application must state that the relevant person—
(i) has been served with notice of the application in accordance with subrule (2); or
(ii) cannot be found.