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Probate Rules 2017
61Notice of intention to apply for reseal
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### 61 Notice of intention to apply for reseal
> > (1) In addition to the publication requirements relating to the reseal of a grant contained in [section 49](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1935-038#GS49@EN) of the Act, a person intending to apply for a reseal of a grant must, at least 14 days before filing the application, also ensure that a notice of intention to apply for a reseal is published on the website maintained by or on behalf of the Court.
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> > (2) The notice of intention to apply for a reseal of a grant published under [subrule (1)](#GS61@Gs1@EN) must include the following information:
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> > > > (a) the name, including all known aliases, of the person proposing to apply for the reseal;
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> > > > (b) the name, including all known aliases, of the deceased in relation to whom the reseal is sought;
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> > > > (c) the address of –
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> > > > > > (i) the person proposing to apply for the reseal; and
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> > > > > > (ii) the Australian legal practitioner acting for the person in respect of the reseal;
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> > > > (d) the last known residential address of the deceased;
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> > > > (e) if the deceased left a will –
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> > > > > > (i) the date of the will and of any other testamentary dispositions for which the grant is sought; and
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> > > > > > (ii) the names of the people identified in the will as executors of the will;
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> > > > (f) the relationship of the person proposing to apply for the grant to the deceased in relation to whom the reseal is sought;
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> > > > (g) a statement that, 14 days after the publication of the notice of intention to apply for a reseal, the proposed applicant intends to apply for a reseal in respect of the deceased estate.
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> > (3) A person proposing to apply for a reseal of a grant must provide to the Registrar an electronic copy of the notice referred to in [subrule (1)](#GS61@Gs1@EN) in an approved form.
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> > (4) After receiving a notice of intention to apply for a reseal of a grant under [subrule (1)](#GS61@Gs1@EN) , the Court, a judge, or the Registrar may require an applicant for a reseal of a grant to perform the following actions:
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> > > > (a) publish more than one notice of intention to apply for a reseal of a grant;
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> > > > (b) publish a notice of intention to apply for a reseal of a grant in a manner other than on the website maintained by the Court;
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> > > > (c) serve a copy of a notice of intention to apply for a reseal of a grant on a person whose interests, in the opinion of the Court, a judge or the Registrar, may be affected by the issue of the grant.