Western Australian Consolidated Regulations Western Australian Consolidated Regulations An application for
administration of the estate of a deceased person dying intestate shall be
supported by an affidavit setting forth —
(i)
that the applicant (if a natural person) has attained the
age of 18 years;
(ii)
the death of the intestate and the date and place of his
death and the status of the intestate, that is whether leaving a widow or
widower, a person who was in a de facto relationship with the intestate
immediately before the death of the intestate, or dying a bachelor, widower,
spinster, widow, or divorced person;
(iii)
that the deceased died intestate;
(iv)
that the applicant has made careful search and inquiry to
ascertain whether the deceased left a will;
(v)
that the intestate left estate within Western Australia,
and, where the applicant is a natural person, the gross value thereof;
(vi)
that the applicant has a right to the administration of
the estate of the intestate, and the names and addresses of all persons who
have a right thereto prior to or equal with the right of the applicant;
(vii)
the names, addresses and ages of the persons entitled in
distribution to the estate of the intestate, and whether the deceased had
adopted any child;
(viii)
the facts relied on to show who are the persons entitled
to the administration of the estate of the intestate, and who are the persons
entitled in distribution thereto;
(ix)
that the applicant if given a grant will administer the
estate according to law; and
(x)
that no application for probate or administration in the
matter has previously been made, or if there has been a previous application,
the full particulars thereof.
[Rule 9 inserted in Gazette
17 October 1986 p.3894; amended in Gazette 30 June 2003
p.2619.]