{"id":"nsw:sl-2025-0393","name":"Succession Regulation 2025","slug":"succession-regulation-2025","collection":"regulation","jurisdiction":"nsw","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":"393 of 2025","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":173774,"registerId":"nsw-sl-2025-0393-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-05","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Name of regulation","content":"#### 1 Name of regulation\n\n1 Name of regulation\n\n> This regulation is the [Succession Regulation 2025](/view/html/inforce/current/sl-2025-0393).","sortOrder":0},{"sectionNumber":"2","sectionType":"section","heading":"Commencement","content":"#### 2 Commencement\n\n2 Commencement\n\n> This regulation commences on the day on which this regulation is published on the NSW legislation website.\n> \n> Note—\n> \n> This regulation repeals and replaces the [Succession Regulation 2020](/view/html/repealed/current/sl-2020-0477), which would otherwise be repealed on 1 September 2025 by the [Subordinate Legislation Act 1989](/view/html/inforce/current/act-1989-146), section 10(2).","sortOrder":1},{"sectionNumber":"3","sectionType":"section","heading":"Definitions","content":"#### 3 Definitions\n\n3 Definitions\n\n> In this regulation—\n> \n> CPI number, for Schedule 1—see Schedule 1, section 1.\n> \n> fee unit—see Schedule 1, section 2(1).\n> \n> financial year, for Schedule 1—see Schedule 1, section 1.\n> \n> the Act means the [Succession Act 2006](/view/html/inforce/current/act-2006-080).\n> \n> Note—\n> \n> The Act and the [Interpretation Act 1987](/view/html/inforce/current/act-1987-015) contain definitions and other provisions that affect the interpretation and application of this regulation.","sortOrder":2},{"sectionNumber":"4","sectionType":"section","heading":"Fee for deposit of a will—the Act, s 51","content":"#### 4 Fee for deposit of a will—the Act, s 51\n\n4 Fee for deposit of a will—the Act, s 51\n\n> > (1) For the Act, section 51(3), the prescribed fee is 1.37 fee units.\n> \n> > (2) The amount of a fee unit must be adjusted for inflation in accordance with Schedule 1.","sortOrder":3},{"sectionNumber":"5","sectionType":"section","heading":"Repeal and savings","content":"#### 5 Repeal and savings\n\n5 Repeal and savings\n\n> > (1) The [Succession Regulation 2020](/view/html/repealed/current/sl-2020-0477) is repealed.\n> \n> > (2) An act, matter or thing that, immediately before the repeal of the [Succession Regulation 2020](/view/html/repealed/current/sl-2020-0477), had effect under that regulation continues to have effect under this regulation.","sortOrder":4},{"sectionNumber":"Schedule 1","sectionType":"schedule","heading":"Fee unit","content":"# Schedule 1 Fee unit\n\nSchedule 1 Fee unit\n\nsection 4(2)","sortOrder":5}],"analysis":{"issue_detection":{"absurdities":[],"contradictions":[]},"flash_summary_failed":{"failed":true,"reason":"A positive credit balance is required for all requests, including BYOK, so fallback providers remain available. Add credits at https://vercel.com/d?to=%2F%5Bteam%5D%2F%7E%2Fai%3Fmodal%3Dtop-up to continue.","source":"analysis-cron"},"summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"Insufficient content is available to assess whether the regulation's scope changed from its original intent. The document only contains administrative metadata (commencement date, repeal date, authorisation details) with no substantive provisions visible for analysis."},"complexity_factors":["The actual substantive content of the regulation is absent from the provided document — only administrative/status metadata is visible, severely limiting analysis","Succession law itself (the parent Act) can be complex, involving wills, intestacy, family provision claims, and executor duties, but this document does not reveal what specific rules this regulation introduces","As a regulation (not an Act), it operates within the framework of the Succession Act 2006, requiring cross-referencing to understand its full effect","The automatic repeal mechanism under the Subordinate Legislation Act 1989 adds a minor procedural layer to track"],"plain_english_summary":"This is a New South Wales subordinate regulation made under the Succession Act 2006, commencing 8 August 2025 and automatically repealing on 1 September 2030. It’s published and certified on the NSW legislation website.\n\nThe document only records the regulation’s status and not its operative content, so its specific effects on wills, intestacy, executors, beneficiaries, lawyers or courts cannot be determined from this record alone."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The regulation repeals and replaces the Succession Regulation 2020 (s 5(1)) but continues the same regulatory function—setting the will‑deposit fee and prescribing fee‑unit indexation—with a continuity clause preserving prior effects (s 5(2)). No expansion of substantive coverage or new regulatory powers is enacted in the text provided."},"complexity_factors":["Straightforward single substantive change (prescribed fee for will deposit at 1.37 fee units) (s 4)","Indexation formula tying future fee‑unit amounts to Sydney CPI, including a base period and formulaic calculation (Schedule 1 cl 2)","Rounding rules for fee‑unit calculation and for fees derived from fee units (Schedule 1 cl 2(2), cl 3)","Non‑decrease safeguard preventing a drop in fee‑unit value if CPI falls (Schedule 1 cl 2(3))","Administrative notification and publication obligations on the Secretary and Parliamentary Counsel (Schedule 1 cl 4)","Repeal and savings provision that replaces the 2020 regulation but preserves existing effects (s 5(1)–(2))"],"plain_english_summary":"This regulation sets the fee for depositing a will at 1.37 fee units (s 4) and prescribes how a fee unit is calculated and indexed annually to the Sydney CPI, with rounding and a rule preventing reductions (Schedule 1 cl 2–3). It applies to people lodging wills (who pay the fee) and requires the Department Secretary to publish updated fee‑unit amounts after each December CPI (Schedule 1 cl 4). It repeals the 2020 regulation but preserves existing legal effects (s 5)."},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The regulation maintains its original narrow purpose: prescribing fees for will deposits under the Succession Act 2006. The 2025 version is a direct replacement of the 2020 regulation with updated fee unit values and no expansion of scope."},"complexity_factors":["Short length (6 substantive sections plus Schedule)","Simple mathematical formula for CPI indexation with clear variables defined","Only 4 defined terms in main regulation, 2 additional in Schedule","Single operative provision (section 4) with straightforward fee prescription","Standard savings provision (section 5) and repeal mechanism","No nested exceptions or conditional logic beyond the standard 'if CPI decreases, freeze the amount' safeguard"],"plain_english_summary":"This regulation sets the fee for depositing a will with the NSW Supreme Court and establishes a system for automatically adjusting that fee each year for inflation.\n\n**What it does:**\n- **Sets the fee for will deposits:** If you want to deposit your will for safekeeping with the NSW Supreme Court, you'll pay a fee calculated as **1.37 fee units** (roughly $162 in 2025–2026).\n- **Creates an inflation-adjustment mechanism:** Rather than politicians having to vote on fee changes every year, this regulation uses a \"fee unit\" system. The dollar value of one fee unit is set at **$118.39 for 2025–2026**, then automatically adjusted each July based on Sydney's Consumer Price Index (CPI).\n- **Protects against fee reductions:** If inflation goes backwards, the fee unit can't drop below the previous year's amount.\n- **Replaces the old 2020 regulation:** This is essentially a housekeeping update that repeals and replaces the previous 2020 version before it automatically expires.\n\n**Who it affects:**\n- Anyone in NSW who wants to deposit their will with the Supreme Court for safekeeping\n- The Supreme Court Registry and Department of Communities and Justice staff who administer the system\n\n**Why it matters:**\nThis is administrative machinery that ensures will deposit fees keep pace with inflation without needing new laws passed every year. The \"fee unit\" approach is common in NSW regulations—it separates the *policy decision* (the fee is 1.37 units) from the *mechanical adjustment* (what's a unit worth this year?)."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/succession-regulation-2025","history":"/api/acts/succession-regulation-2025/history","analysis":"/api/acts/succession-regulation-2025/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/succession-regulation-2025/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/succession-regulation-2025/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/succession-regulation-2025/documents"}}