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Everything on AustralianWillKit.com.au is general information about wills, will kits and powers of attorney in Australia. It isn't legal advice, and it doesn't take your circumstances into account.
This is general information, not legal advice. Will and power of attorney rules differ by state and territory. For advice on your situation, speak to a lawyer or your state's Public Trustee. AustralianWillKit.com.au is an independent guide operated by Dominet BV. We aren't a law firm, we don't sell wills or kits, and we don't draft wills. No link on this site is an affiliate link right now. We may earn a commission from will providers in future when a reader buys through a link on this site. If that happens we'll label those links and explain it in our affiliate disclosure, and it won't change the facts we publish. Rules, fees and prices were checked on official and provider websites on 30 October 2026 and can change. Read our general information notice.
What general information means
Our pages explain what each state's legislation and official bodies say about making a will. They don't tell you what your will should say, whether a document you've written is valid, or what will happen to a particular estate. Only a lawyer, or a Public Trustee acting for you, can do that.
Rules differ by state and change over time
Wills law is made by each state and territory, so a rule that applies in one may not apply in another. Acts are amended, and fees and prices change. Every page shows the date we checked its sources. If an official page or Act says something different from ours, the official source is the one to rely on.
Provider facts
Facts about will providers come from each provider's own website on the date shown. We don't test services, and a provider's description of its own product isn't a promise from us that it suits you.
When to get advice
Official sources we've read recommend advice in situations such as these:
- assets held by a company or a trust, or assets overseas, according to NSW Trustee and Guardian
- a complicated situation or doubt about wording, which Queensland Public Trustee and Legal Aid WA raise as risks of self-made wills
- dealing with the estate of someone who died without a will, where Tasmania Legal Aid suggests next of kin get legal advice
Your state's Public Trustee or Legal Aid service is a good first contact. Our state pages link each one.
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