All Ends Tied QLD Add-on

What is inside

One Excel spreadsheet (it also opens in Google Sheets) with 11 tabs:

• Start Here and a disclaimer tab
• A Queensland overview with official links (Queensland Courts, Titles Queensland, the Queensland Revenue Office, Transport and Main Roads)
• A Queensland checklist and a forms register for the common probate, land and vehicle forms
• A Notices & Key Dates tracker that works out follow-on dates from the notice dates you enter
• Property and vehicle transfer notes
• A question list to take to a solicitor, a Sources tab and a change log

Facts last verified on 3 November 2026

• Queensland Courts says you advertise your intention to apply in the Queensland Law Reporter, using the wording in Form 103, and send a copy to the Queensland Public Trustee (Apply for a grant).
• You wait at least 7 days after the Public Trustee receives the notice, and 14 days after the notice is published to allow objections, before filing. The court gives worked examples, and the add-on's date tracker follows them.
• Self-represented applicants file in person or by post at the Brisbane, Cairns, Rockhampton or Townsville registry. The grant is emailed to you.
• The filing fee for probate or letters of administration is listed as A$847.60, and fees usually rise each 1 July (Supreme Court fees). Check the current page before filing.
• The Queensland Revenue Office says an estate administrator must contact it if a Form 4 (Request to record death) or Form 5 (Transmission application) is not registered with Titles Queensland before the 30 June after the death (QRO: deceased estates).
• A vehicle registered in two names can be transferred free to the surviving operator. Otherwise form F5296 is used (Transport and Main Roads).

Read the steps in plain English: How to apply for probate in Queensland.

Time limits: flags, not calculators

Section 41(8) of the Succession Act 1981 (Qld) says a family provision application is not heard unless proceedings are started within nine months after the death, unless the court directs otherwise. Section 44(3) protects a personal representative who distributes properly at least six months after the death without notice of a claim, or at least nine months after the death if notice has been received, unless told proceedings have started (last verified 3 November 2026). The add-on shows these as flags with their source, not calculated deadlines. Please confirm with a solicitor before distributing anything.

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