2Table of Amendments

2 Table of Amendments This publication incorporates amendments made to the **Administration and Probate Act 1958** by Acts and subordinate instruments. **Administration and Probate Act 1958, No. 6191/1958** | *Assent Date:* | 30.9.58 | | *Commencement Date:* | S. 105(4) inserted on 1.1.15 by No. 80/2014 s. 26: Special Gazette (No. 400) 29.10.14 p. 2; s. 108(4) inserted on 1.11.17 by No. 41/2017 s. 19: s. 2(2) | | *Note:* | S. 105(4) repealed s. 105 on 1.1.17; s. 108(4) repealed s. 108 on 1.11.19 | | *Current State:* | This information relates only to the provision/s amending the **Administration and Probate Act 1958** | **Statute Law Revision Act 1959, No. 6505/1959** | Assent Date: | 5.5.59 | | Commencement Date: | 1.4.59: s. 1(2) | **Administration and Probate (Offices) Act 1960, No. 6640/1960** | Assent Date: | 7.6.60 | | Commencement Date: | 7.6.60 | **Statute Law Revision Act 1960, No. 6716/1960** | Assent Date: | 21.12.60 | | Commencement Date: | 21.12.60: subject to ss 3, 4 | **Administration and Probate (Amendment) Act 1962, No. 6866/1962** | Assent Date: | 16.4.62 | | Commencement Date: | 16.4.62 | **Probate Duty Act 1962, No. 6890/1962** | Assent Date: | 15.5.62 | | Commencement Date: | 1.7.62: Government Gazette 13.6.62 p. 1990 | **Administration and Probate (Family Provision) Act 1962, No. 6920/1962** | Assent Date: | 20.11.62 | | Commencement Date: | 20.11.62 | **Administration and Probate (Small Estates) Act 1964, No. 7168/1964** (as amended by Act No. 7332) | Assent Date: | 10.11.64 | | Commencement Date: | 1.6.65: Government Gazette 12.5.65 p. 1555 | **Administration and Probate (Surviving Actions) Act 1965, No. 7296/1965** | Assent Date: | 12.10.65 | | Commencement Date: | 12.10.65 | **Statute Law Revision Act 1965, No. 7332/1965** | Assent Date: | 14.12.65 | | Commencement Date: | 14.12.65: subject to s. 3 | **Administration and Probate (Amendment) Act 1967, No. 7597/1967** | Assent Date: | 5.12.67 | | Commencement Date: | 5.12.67 | **Administration and Probate (Amendment) Act 1968, No. 7663/1968** | Assent Date: | 2.4.68 | | Commencement Date: | 1.5.68: Government Gazette 24.4.68 p. 1259 | **Administration and Probate (Foreign Grants) Act 1969, No. 7874/1969** | Assent Date: | 18.11.69 | | Commencement Date: | 18.11.69 | **Statute Law Revision Act 1971, No. 8181/1971** | Assent Date: | 23.11.71 | | Commencement Date: | 23.11.71 | **Status of Children Act 1974, No. 8602/1974** | Assent Date: | 26.11.74 | | Commencement Date: | 1.3.75: Government Gazette 5.2.75 p. 228 | **Supreme Court Act 1976, No. 8951/1976** | Assent Date: | 16.12.76 | | Commencement Date: | 1.1.77: Government Gazette 22.12.76 p. 3739 | **Administration and Probate (Amendment) Act 1977, No. 9041/1977** | Assent Date: | 22.11.77 | | Commencement Date: | Ss 4, 7 on 1.12.78: Government Gazette 25.10.78 p. 3344; rest of Act on 22.11.77: s. 1(3) | **Wills (Interested Witnesses) Act 1977, No. 9044/1977** | Assent Date: | 22.11.77 | | Commencement Date: | 22.11.77 | **Age of Majority Act 1977, No. 9075/1977** | Assent Date: | 6.12.77 | | Commencement Date: | 1.2.78: Government Gazette 11.1.78 p. 97 | **Statute Law Revision Act 1980, No. 9427/1980** | Assent Date: | 27.5.80 | | Commencement Date: | 27.5.80: s. 6(2) | **Crimes (Classification of Offences) Act 1981, No. 9576/1981** | Assent Date: | 26.5.81 | | Commencement Date: | 1.9.81: Government Gazette 26.8.81 p. 2799 | **Administration and Probate (Survival of Actions) Act 1982, No. 9847/1982** | Assent Date: | 21.12.82 | | Commencement Date: | 21.12.82 | **Limitation of Actions (Personal Injury Claims) Act 1983, No. 9884/1983** | Assent Date: | 10.5.83 | | Commencement Date: | 11.5.83: Government Gazette 11.5.83 p. 1145 | **Penalties and Sentences (Amendment) Act 1983, No. 9945/1983** | Assent Date: | 20.9.83 | | Commencement Date: | S. 2 on 1.9.81: s. 1(4); rest of Act on 20.12.83: Government Gazette 14.12.83 p. 4035; s. 8 repealed by No. 10096 s. 4(4) | **Trustee Companies Act 1984, No. 10168/1984** | Assent Date: | 20.11.84 | | Commencement Date: | 5.12.84: Government Gazette 5.12.84 p. 4329 | **Courts Amendment Act 1986, No. 16/1986** | Assent Date: | 22.4.86 | | Commencement Date: | Ss 1–11, 13–27, 29–34 on 1.7.86: Government Gazette 25.6.86 p. 2180; s. 28 on 1.9.86: Government Gazette 27.8.86 p. 3201; s. 12 on 1.1.88: Government Gazette 7.10.87 p. 2701 | **Mental Health Act 1986, No. 59/1986** | Assent Date: | 3.6.86 | | Commencement Date: | Ss 1–3, 21, 23, Sch 1 on 19.6.87: Government Gazette 17.6.87 p. 1538; rest of Act on 1.10.87: Government Gazette 30.9.87 p. 2585 | **Supreme Court Act 1986, No. 110/1986** | Assent Date: | 16.12.86 | | Commencement Date: | 1.1.87: s. 2 | **State Trust Corporation of Victoria Act 1987, No. 55/1987** | Assent Date: | 20.10.87 | | Commencement Date: | 2.11.87: Government Gazette 28.10.87 p. 2925 | **County Court (Amendment) Act 1989, No. 19/1989** | Assent Date: | 16.5.89 | | Commencement Date: | 1.8.89: Government Gazette 26.7.89 p. 1858 | **Magistrates’ Court (Consequential Amendments) Act 1989, No. 57/1989** (as amended by No. 34/1990) | Assent Date: | 14.6.89 | | Commencement Date: | S. 4(1)(a)–(e)(2) on 1.9.89: Government Gazette 30.8.89 p. 2210; rest of Act on 1.9.90: Government Gazette 25.7.90 p. 2217 | **Administration and Probate (Amendment) Act 1994, No. 10/1994** (as amended by No. 9/1995) | Assent Date: | 3.5.94 | | Commencement Date: | Ss 1, 2 on 3.5.94: s. 2(1); ss 3, 4, 7–15 on 27.4.95: Government Gazette 27.4.95 p. 973; rest of Act on 1.7.95: s. 2(3) | **State Trustees (State Owned Company) Act 1994, No. 45/1994** | Assent Date: | 7.6.94 | | Commencement Date: | Pt 1 (ss 1–3), s. 27 on 7.6.94: s. 2(1); rest of Act on 1.7.94: Special Gazette (No. 36) 23.6.94 p. 1 | **Valuation of Land (Amendment) Act 1994, No. 91/1994** | Assent Date: | 6.12.94 | | Commencement Date: | S. 36(1) on 1.1.95: s. 2(2) | | Current State: | This information relates only to the provision/s amending the **Administration and Probate Act 1958** | **Legal Practice Act 1996, No. 35/1996** | Assent Date: | 6.11.96 | | Commencement Date: | S. 453(Sch. 1 item 3) on 1.1.97: s. 2(3) | | Current State: | This information relates only to the provision/s amending the **Administration and Probate Act 1958** | **Wills Act 1997, No. 88/1997** (as amended by No. 43/1998) | Assent Date: | 2.12.97 | | Commencement Date: | Ss 53–61 on 20.7.98: Government Gazette 16.7.98 p. 1924 | | Current State: | This information relates only to the provision/s amending the **Administration and Probate Act 1958** | **State Trustees (Amendment) Act 1998, No. 15/1998** | Assent Date: | 28.4.98 | | Commencement Date: | Ss 5–7 on 1.8.98: s. 2(3) | | Current State: | This information relates only to the provision/s amending the **Administration and Probate Act 1958** | **Administration and Probate (Dust Diseases) Act 2000, No. 15/2000** | Assent Date: | 9.5.00 | | Commencement Date: | 10.5.00: s. 2 | **Statute Law Revision Act 2000, No. 74/2000** | Assent Date: | 21.11.00 | | Commencement Date: | S. 3(Sch. 1 item 3) on 22.11.00: s. 2(1) | | Current State: | This information relates only to the provision/s amending the **Administration and Probate Act 1958** | **Courts and Tribunals Legislation (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act 2000, No. 78/2000** | Assent Date: | 28.11.00 | | Commencement Date: | Ss 3, 4 on 28.11.00: s. 2(1) | | Current State: | This information relates only to the provision/s amending the **Administration and Probate Act 1958** | **Statute Law Amendment (Relationships) Act 2001, No. 27/2001** | Assent Date: | 12.6.01 | | Commencement Date: | S. 3(Sch. 1 item 1) on 8.11.01: Government Gazette 8.11.01 p. 2797 | | Current State: | This information relates only to the provision/s amending the **Administration and Probate Act 1958** | **Corporations (Consequential Amendments) Act 2001, No. 44/2001** | Assent Date: | 27.6.01 | | Commencement Date: | S. 3(Sch. item 2) on 15.7.01: s. 2 | | Current State: | This information relates only to the provision/s amending the **Administration and Probate Act 1958** | **Statute Law Revision Act 2005, No. 10/2005** | Assent Date: | 27.4.05 | | Commencement Date: | S. 3(Sch. 1 item 1) on 28.4.05: s. 2 | | Current State: | This information relates only to the provision/s amending the **Administration and Probate Act 1958** | **Legal Profession (Consequential Amendments) Act 2005, No. 18/2005** | Assent Date: | 24.5.05 | | Commencement Date: | S. 18(Sch. 1 item 2) on 12.12.05: Government Gazette 1.12.05 p. 2781 | | Current State: | This information relates only to the provision/s amending the **Administration and Probate Act 1958** | **Relationships Act 2008, No. 12/2008** | Assent Date: | 15.4.08 | | Commencement Date: | S. 73(1)(Sch. 1 item 2) on 1.12.08: s. 2(2) | | Current State: | This information relates only to the provision/s amending the **Administration and Probate Act 1958** | **Justice Legislation Amendment Act 2008, No. 21/2008** | Assent Date: | 2.6.08 | | Commencement Date: | S. 26 on 1.12.08: s. 2(5) | | Current State: | This information relates only to the provision/s amending the **Administration and Probate Act 1958** | **Courts Legislation Amendment (Associate Judges) Act 2008, No. 24/2008** | Assent Date: | 3.6.08 | | Commencement Date: | S. 75 on 17.12.08: Special Gazette (No. 377) 16.12.08 p. 1 | | Current State: | This information relates only to the provision/s amending the **Administration and Probate Act 1958** | **Relationships Amendment (Caring Relationships) Act 2009, No. 4/2009** | Assent Date: | 10.2.09 | | Commencement Date: | S. 37(Sch. 1 item 2) on 1.12.09: s. 2(2) | | Current State: | This information relates only to the provision/s amending the **Administration and Probate Act 1958** | **Statute Law Amendment (Evidence Consequential Provisions) Act 2009, No. 69/2009** | Assent Date: | 24.11.09 | | Commencement Date: | S. 54(Sch. Pt 2 item 2) on 1.1.10: s. 2(2) | | Current State: | This information relates only to the provision/s amending the **Administration and Probate Act 1958** | **Trustee Companies Legislation Amendment Act 2010, No. 17/2010** | Assent Date: | 11.5.10 | | Commencement Date: | Ss 17, 18 on 11.5.10: Special Gazette (No. 171) 11.5.10 p. 1 | | Current State: | This information relates only to the provision/s amending the **Administration and Probate Act 1958** | **Justice Legislation Amendment Act 2013, No. 31/2013** | Assent Date: | 4.6.13 | | Commencement Date: | S. 3 on 26.10.13: Special Gazette (No. 292) 20.8.13 p. 1 | | Current State: | This information relates only to the provision/s amending the **Administration and Probate Act 1958** | **Legal Profession Uniform Law Application Act 2014, No. 17/2014** | *Assent Date:* | 25.3.14 | | *Commencement Date:* | S. 160(Sch. 2 item 2) on 1.7.15: Special Gazette (No. 151) 16.6.15 p. 1 | | Current State: | This information relates only to the provision/s amending the **Administration and Probate Act 1958** | **Justice Legislation Amendment (Succession and Surrogacy) Act 2014, No. 80/2014** | Assent Date: | 21.10.14 | | Commencement Date: | Ss 3–26 on 1.1.15: Special Gazette (No. 400) 29.10.14 p. 2 | | Current State: | This information relates only to the provision/s amending the **Administration and Probate Act 1958** | **Justice Legislation Amendment Act 2015, No. 20/2015** | *Assent Date:* | 16.6.15 | | *Commencement Date:* | S. 47 on 17.6.15: s. 2(3) | | *Current State:* | This information relates only to the provision/s amending the **Administration and Probate Act 1958** | **Administration and Probate and Other Acts Amendment (Succession and Related Matters) Act 2017, No. 41/2017** | *Assent Date:* | 19.9.17 | | *Commencement Date:* | Ss 4–20 on 1.11.17: s. 2(2) | | *Current State:* | This information relates only to the provision/s amending the **Administration and Probate Act 1958** | **Oaths and Affirmations Act 2018, No. 6/2018** | Assent Date: | 27.2.18 | | Commencement Date: | S. 68(Sch. 2 item 1) on 1.3.19: s. 2(2) | | Current State: | This information relates only to the provision/s amending the **Administration and Probate Act 1958** | **Guardianship and Administration Act 2019, No. 13/2019** | Assent Date: | 4.6.19 | | Commencement Date: | S. 221(Sch. 1 item 1) on 1.3.20: s. 2(2) | | Current State: | This information relates only to the provision/s amending the **Administration and Probate Act 1958** | **Statute Law Amendment (References to the Sovereign) Act 2023, No. 25/2023** | *Assent Date:* | 5.9.23 | | *Commencement Date:* | S. 7(Sch. 1 item 2) on 6.9.23: s. 2 | | *Current State:* | This information relates only to the provision/s amending the **Administration and Probate Act 1958** | **Statute Law Revision Act 2025, No. 41/2025** | *Assent Date:* | 21.10.25 | | *Commencement Date:* | S. 3(Sch. 1 item 3) on 22.10.25: s. 2 | | *Current State:* | This information relates only to the provision/s amending the **Administration and Probate Act 1958** | Metric Conversion (Administration and Probate Act) Regulations 1973, S.R. No. 369/1973 | Date of Making: | 18.12.73 | | Date of Commencement: | 1.2.74: reg. 1 | 3 Explanatory details 1. S. 35(1)(a): Section 15(1) of the **Administration and Probate (Amendment) Act 1994**, No. 10/1994 (*repealed*) read as follows: 15 Cases to which certain amendments do not apply (1) The provisions of the Principal Act as amended by section 7, 8, 9, 10, 13(a) or 13(d) do not apply to a case where a person dies before the commencement of that section. [↑](#endnote-ref-2) 2. S. 37: Section 251 of the **Property Law Act 1958**, No. 6344 reads as follows: