Queensland Consolidated Regulations

UNIFORM CIVIL PROCEDURE RULES 1999 - REG 624

624 Caveats by person objecting

(1) A person claiming to have an interest in an estate may file in the registry a caveat in the approved form.

(2) The caveat may be—

(a) a caveat against a grant for the estate; or

(b) a caveat requiring any application for a grant to be referred to the court as constituted by a judge; or

(c) a caveat requiring proof in solemn form of any will of the deceased.

(3) The caveat must give an address for service of the caveator as if the caveator were a plaintiff.

(4) The caveat takes effect on the date of filing and remains in force for 6 months, but may be renewed for periods of 6 months by the filing of a new caveat.

(5) The registrar must enter the caveat in a register kept for the purpose.