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#### 94 94 > (1) The registrar may exercise the functions of the Court, in respect of all proceedings under the [Probate and Administration Act 1898](/view/html/inforce/current/act-1898-013), Chapter 2 of the [Succession Act 2006](/view/html/inforce/current/act-2006-080) or this Part, in relation to the estates of deceased persons, otherwise than— > > > (a) on the hearing of proceedings for contempt, or > > > (b) on the hearing of an application for an order authorising a will to be made or altered, or for a will or part of a will to be revoked, by a minor, or > > > (c) on the hearing of an application for an order authorising a will to be made or altered, or for a will or part of a will to be revoked, on behalf of a person who lacks testamentary capacity, or > > > (d) on the hearing of an application for leave to make an application referred to in paragraph (c), or > > > (e) on the hearing of an application for an order under section 67 or 89 of the [Probate and Administration Act 1898](/view/html/inforce/current/act-1898-013), or > > > (f) on the hearing of contested proceedings for— > > > > > (i) the grant of probate or administration, or > > > > > (ii) the resealing of a foreign grant, or > > > > > (iii) the rectification of a will, or > > > > > (iv) the determination of whether an interested witness can benefit under a will, or > > > > > (v) the determination of whether an informal testamentary document forms the deceased’s will, an alteration of the deceased’s will or a full or partial revocation of the deceased’s will, or > > > > > (vi) an order under section 68, 84 or 84A (1) of the [Probate and Administration Act 1898](/view/html/inforce/current/act-1898-013), or > > > > > (vii) an order under rule 51 or 71. > (2) If the Court refers any matter to the registrar, the registrar may exercise the functions of the Court in respect of that matter. > (3) The registrar may exercise the functions of the Court in respect of— > > > (a) proceedings for the revocation of a grant of probate in common form where the grant was made in error, and > > > (b) proceedings for the revocation of a grant of probate where the application for revocation is not contested, and > > > (c) proceedings for the passing of accounts, or the allowance of commission, under Division 11, and > > > (d) proceedings under section 21 of the [Status of Children Act 1996](/view/html/inforce/current/act-1996-076) for a declaration of parentage in connection with uncontested proceedings for the grant of probate or administration, or for the resealing of a foreign grant.