{"id":"qld:sl-2018-0116","name":"British Probates Regulation 2018","slug":"british-probates-regulation-2018","collection":"regulation","jurisdiction":"qld","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":"116 of 2018","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":174775,"registerId":"qld-qld:sl-2018-0116-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-05","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"sch.1-pt.1","sectionType":"part","heading":"Australian States and Territories","content":"# Australian States and Territories","sortOrder":0},{"sectionNumber":"sch.1-pt.2","sectionType":"part","heading":"Other places","content":"# Other places","sortOrder":1}],"analysis":{"summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"Based on the fragment provided, there is no evidence of scope change. The schedule appears to serve its conventional purpose of defining geographic application for British probate recognition in Australia. However, a reliable scope assessment is not possible without the full text of the lists and the parent regulation."},"complexity_factors":["Only schedule headings have been provided — the actual substantive content (the lists of places) is absent, severely limiting analysis","Cross-jurisdictional nature of British probate recognition adds inherent legal complexity not visible in this fragment","As a schedule rather than operative provisions, this fragment contains no operative legal language to interpret","The distinction between Part 1 (Australian States and Territories) and Part 2 (Other places) suggests a tiered geographic framework whose significance cannot be assessed without the parent regulation"],"plain_english_summary":"## British Probates Regulation 2018 — Schedule 1\n\nThis is a **schedule (list/appendix)** attached to the British Probates Regulation 2018. It appears to define the geographic scope of the regulation by listing:\n\n- **Part 1**: Australian States and Territories (the places within Australia covered by the rules)\n- **Part 2**: Other places (locations outside Australia that may also be covered)\n\n**What does this mean for you?**\n\nThis regulation deals with **probate** — the legal process of officially recognising a deceased person's will and authorising someone to manage and distribute their estate (assets and belongings after death). Specifically, it concerns **British probates**, meaning documents issued by courts in the United Kingdom (or other British-connected jurisdictions) that are then used or recognised in Australia.\n\nIf someone dies in the UK but had assets in Australia (or vice versa), this regulation determines **which places** are relevant to recognising those foreign probate documents — saving families from having to go through the full probate process twice in two different countries.\n\n**Who does this affect?**\n- People with assets or family connections in both Australia and the UK (or other listed jurisdictions)\n- Executors (people appointed to manage a deceased person's estate)\n- Lawyers handling cross-border estate administration\n\n**Important caveat**: Only the schedule headings have been provided — the actual lists of places under each part appear to be empty or missing from the text supplied, so a complete analysis of which specific locations are covered is not possible."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/british-probates-regulation-2018","history":"/api/acts/british-probates-regulation-2018/history","analysis":"/api/acts/british-probates-regulation-2018/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/british-probates-regulation-2018/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/british-probates-regulation-2018/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/british-probates-regulation-2018/documents"}}