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Wills and estate planning in Queensland

How to make a will, complete an enduring power of attorney and an advance health directive, and plan your estate in Queensland under the Succession Act 1981 (Qld) and the Powers of Attorney Act 1998 (Qld).

Checked against official sources on 8 Nov 2026. General information, not legal advice. No lawyer or solicitor has reviewed this page.

Overview

Queensland deals with wills, intestacy and family provision in a single statute, the Succession Act 1981 (Qld). Section 10 sets out how a will must be executed, section 18 lets the Supreme Court treat a document as a will where it is satisfied the person intended it to be their will, and sections 14 to 15B deal with what happens to a will when a relationship starts or ends. In Queensland, marriage, entering a civil partnership, divorce, the end of a civil partnership and the end of a de facto relationship can all affect an existing will.

Substitute decision making is in the Powers of Attorney Act 1998 (Qld) and the Guardianship and Administration Act 2000 (Qld). An enduring power of attorney must be made in an approved form: Form 2 (the short form) or Form 3 (the long form). An advance health directive is usually made using Form 4. A single Queensland enduring power of attorney can cover financial matters, personal matters including health, or both.

A full Queensland plan usually means a will, an enduring power of attorney in the approved form, an advance health directive if you want to give specific medical instructions, and a current superannuation death benefit nomination. Trusts created by a will are now governed by the Trusts Act 2025 (Qld), which replaced the Trusts Act 1973 (Qld) on 28 April 2026. This page is general information about Queensland law, not legal advice about your circumstances.

Who this is for

  • You live in Queensland and have never made a will
  • You are marrying, entering a civil partnership, separating or divorcing
  • Your de facto relationship has ended and you have not updated your will
  • You want one document to cover both your finances and your health decisions
  • You want to record specific medical instructions in an advance health directive
  • You are worried about a family provision application against your estate
  • You want an inheritance held in a testamentary trust rather than paid outright
  • A relative has lost capacity and needs a court authorised will
  • You made a will interstate and have since moved to Queensland
LegislationShow
  • Succession Act 1981 (Qld) (QLD)

    The principal Act. Section 10 sets out how a will must be executed, section 11 deals with gifts to a witness, sections 14 to 15B deal with the effect of marriage, civil partnership, divorce and the end of a civil partnership or de facto relationship, section 18 is the dispensing power for informal wills, section 21 covers court authorised wills, Part 3 and Schedule 2 set out who inherits if there is no will, and Part 4 covers family provision applications.

  • Powers of Attorney Act 1998 (Qld) (QLD)

    Governs general powers of attorney, enduring powers of attorney and advance health directives. Section 31 says who can be an eligible witness. Section 44 sets out the formal requirements for an enduring document, including the witness certificate, the doctor or nurse practitioner certificate for an advance health directive and each attorney's signed acceptance. Section 63 says who your statutory health attorney is if you have not appointed anyone.

  • Guardianship and Administration Act 2000 (Qld) (QLD)

    Allows the Queensland Civil and Administrative Tribunal to appoint a guardian for personal matters or an administrator for financial matters for an adult with impaired capacity, for example where there is no enduring document. QCAT also has the same powers as the Supreme Court over enduring documents under section 109A of the Powers of Attorney Act 1998 (Qld).

  • Public Trustee Act 1978 (Qld) (QLD)

    Establishes the Public Trustee of Queensland, which operates as Queensland Public Trustee. It prepares wills free of charge, stores wills, acts as executor and trustee of deceased estates, and can be appointed administrator for a person with impaired capacity. Its fees and charges must be reasonable.

  • Trusts Act 2025 (Qld) (QLD)

    Sets out the powers, duties and protections of trustees in Queensland, including trustees of testamentary trusts created by a will and executors holding estate assets on trust. It commenced on 28 April 2026 and repealed the Trusts Act 1973 (Qld).

  • District Court of Queensland Act 1967 (Qld) (QLD)

    Section 68 lets the District Court hear a family provision application under the Succession Act 1981 (Qld) where the provision ordered does not exceed the court's monetary limit of $750,000.

  • Superannuation Industry (Supervision) Act 1993 (Cth) (CTH)

    Commonwealth law governing superannuation death benefits. It applies in Queensland and, with the Superannuation Industry (Supervision) Regulations 1994 (Cth), controls who a fund can pay a death benefit to and what makes a binding nomination effective.

Courts and tribunalsShow
  • Supreme Court of Queensland, Probate Registry

    Grants probate and letters of administration, and hears applications to admit informal wills, court authorised will applications, rectification applications and family provision applications. Law firms lodge grant applications through the Queensland Courts and Tribunals Online Services Portal. People without a lawyer file in person or by post at the Supreme Court registry in Brisbane, Cairns, Rockhampton or Townsville. Grants are issued by email.

  • District Court of Queensland

    Can also hear a family provision application where the provision ordered will not exceed the court's monetary limit of $750,000, under section 68 of the District Court of Queensland Act 1967 (Qld).

  • Queensland Civil and Administrative Tribunal

    Appoints guardians and administrators for adults with impaired capacity. It has the same powers as the Supreme Court over enduring documents, including deciding whether a document is valid, removing an attorney, changing the terms of a document and revoking it.

  • Queensland Public Trustee

    Prepares wills free of charge, prepares enduring powers of attorney for a fee, stores original wills, acts as executor and trustee of deceased estates, and administers the financial affairs of adults with impaired capacity.

  • Office of the Public Guardian (Queensland)

    Investigates complaints that an attorney, guardian or administrator is misusing their powers, can suspend an attorney's power in some cases, and makes decisions for adults as a last resort, including consent to health care when no statutory health attorney is available.

ProcessShow

  1. 01List your assets and how they are owned

    Record real property and whether it is held as joint tenants or tenants in common, bank accounts, shares, superannuation and insurance held inside super, business and trust interests and overseas assets. Only assets in your sole name pass under your will.

    Typical timeframe: 1-2 weeks

  2. 02Choose executors and decide the structure

    Decide who administers the estate, who inherits, what happens if a beneficiary dies first, and whether a testamentary trust is warranted. Consider who could bring a family provision application under Part 4 of the Succession Act 1981 (Qld).

    Typical timeframe: 1-2 weeks

  3. 03Draft the will and the enduring documents

    Prepare the will together with an enduring power of attorney in the approved form (Form 2 or Form 3) and, if you want specific medical directions, an advance health directive, usually in Form 4.

    Typical timeframe: 1-3 weeks

  4. 04Execute the will

    Sign, or acknowledge your signature, in the presence of two or more witnesses who are present at the same time, and have at least two of them sign in your presence. Wills cannot be witnessed electronically in Queensland, so sign in person.

    Typical timeframe: 1 day

  5. 05Complete and certify the enduring power of attorney

    Sign the approved form before an eligible witness: a justice of the peace, commissioner for declarations, lawyer or notary public who is not an attorney, not a relation of you or an attorney and, if the document covers personal matters, not your paid carer or health provider. The witness completes a certificate that you appeared to have the capacity to make it. Each attorney must sign to accept the appointment before the document is effective for them.

    Typical timeframe: 1-3 weeks

  6. 06Complete an advance health directive if you want one

    A doctor or nurse practitioner completes a certificate on the form that you appeared to have the capacity to make the directive, and you then sign before an eligible witness. Give certified copies to your attorney, GP and hospital, and review the directive at least every 2 years or if your health changes significantly.

    Typical timeframe: 2-6 weeks

  7. 07Refresh your superannuation nomination

    Confirm what nomination types your fund allows and lodge a new one. Under the Commonwealth regulations a binding nomination lapses after three years unless your fund offers a non-lapsing nomination.

    Typical timeframe: 2-6 weeks

  8. 08Store the original and review

    Queensland Public Trustee stores original wills and enduring powers of attorney free of charge. A solicitor or trustee company can also hold your original will, so ask whether a storage fee applies. Tell your executor where the original is, and review your will after any relationship, family or asset change.

    Typical timeframe: After any major life change

Parties

  • Testator

    The person making the will. Must generally be 18 or over, although a minor can make a will in limited cases such as in contemplation of marriage or with the court's approval, and must have testamentary capacity when the will is signed.

  • Executor

    Applies to the Supreme Court of Queensland for a grant of probate, collects the assets, pays debts and tax and distributes the estate.

  • Witness

    At least two witnesses who must be present at the same time when the testator signs or acknowledges the signature, and who then sign the will in the testator's presence. A gift to a witness can fail under section 11 of the Succession Act 1981 (Qld) unless an exception applies, so use independent adults.

  • Principal

    The person making an enduring power of attorney or advance health directive under the Powers of Attorney Act 1998 (Qld).

  • Attorney

    The person appointed under the enduring power of attorney for financial matters, personal and health matters, or both. An attorney must sign the document to accept the appointment.

  • Eligible witness

    A justice of the peace, commissioner for declarations, lawyer or notary public who witnesses an enduring document and completes the required certificate. They must not be an attorney, a relation of the principal or of an attorney, or, for personal matters, the principal's paid carer or health provider.

  • Beneficiary

    A person, charity or trust receiving a gift under the will.

  • Family provision applicant

    A spouse, child or dependant of the deceased, as defined in the Succession Act 1981 (Qld), who applies to the Supreme Court or the District Court for provision or further provision from the estate.

Time limits

These are general time limits described in prose. This page does not calculate a deadline for your matter.

  • Effect of marriage on a will

    A will is revoked by the testator's marriage, unless it was made in contemplation of that marriage or states that it is made in contemplation of marriage generally. Gifts to, and appointments of, the person the testator is married to at death are not revoked.

    Source: s 14 Succession Act 1981 (Qld)

  • Effect of divorce or annulment

    A divorce or annulment revokes gifts to and appointments of the former spouse, unless the will shows a contrary intention, and the will then operates as if the former spouse had died before the testator.

    Source: s 15 Succession Act 1981 (Qld)

  • Effect of the end of a de facto relationship

    The ending of a de facto relationship revokes gifts to and appointments of the former de facto partner, unless the will shows a contrary intention, and the will operates as if the former partner had died first.

    Source: s 15B Succession Act 1981 (Qld)

  • Notice of an intended family provision claim

    There is no fixed deadline for giving notice, but an executor who has not received written notice of an intended claim, signed by the claimant or their lawyer, is protected if they distribute the estate from 6 months after the death, so a person who intends to claim usually gives written notice before then.

    Source: s 44(3)-(4) Succession Act 1981 (Qld)

  • Filing a family provision application

    Proceedings must be started within 9 months after the date of death unless the court directs otherwise. An executor who has received written notice is protected if they distribute from 9 months after the death, unless they have been told in writing that the application has been started in court or have been served with it.

    Source: ss 41(8) and 44(3) Succession Act 1981 (Qld)

  • Rectification of a will

    An application to rectify a will may only be made within 6 months after the testator's death. The court may extend time if it considers it appropriate and the estate has not been finally distributed.

    Source: s 33(2)-(3) Succession Act 1981 (Qld)

  • Lapsing binding superannuation nomination

    Unless revoked sooner, a binding nomination made under the Commonwealth regulations ceases to have effect three years after it was first signed or last confirmed or amended, or after a shorter period set by the fund's rules. Some funds offer non-lapsing nominations instead.

    Source: Reg 6.17A(7) Superannuation Industry (Supervision) Regulations 1994 (Cth)

Costs and helpShow

Solicitors charge a fee to prepare a will, enduring power of attorney and advance health directive, and the cost depends on how complex your affairs are. Testamentary trust wills, blended family planning and business succession planning take more work. Ask for a written estimate before you engage a lawyer. Queensland Public Trustee prepares wills free of charge, including later changes, and stores wills and enduring powers of attorney for free. It charges fees for other services, such as preparing an enduring power of attorney or administering a deceased estate, so ask for its fee schedule before you appoint it as executor. Probate filing fees are set by Schedule 1 of the Uniform Civil Procedure (Fees) Regulation 2019 (Qld) and are listed by Queensland Courts. Contested work is a different scale of expense: informal will applications, court authorised will applications and family provision applications are court proceedings, legal costs can be substantial, and they reduce what is left in the estate. For a court authorised will, the court can order the costs to be paid out of the person's assets.

Legal Aid Queensland

Legal Aid Queensland does not prepare or witness wills, powers of attorney or advance health directives, and does not give legal help about making, changing or challenging a will or about powers of attorney or advance health directives. Its legal information line (1300 65 11 88) can point you to other services, and if you are making a civil claim about a will or estate you may be eligible for help under its Civil Law Legal Aid Scheme. It may also help with some elder abuse problems.

  • Queensland Public Trustee

    Free will-making service (phone 1300 360 044), will storage, enduring powers of attorney (fees apply), executor and trustee services and financial administration.

  • Queensland Law Handbook

    Free plain-English guide to Queensland wills and estates law published by Caxton Legal Centre. The wills chapter was last updated in 2022, so check it against current law.

  • Queensland Law Society

    Find a Solicitor referral service and a search for accredited specialists in succession law.

  • Office of the Public Guardian (Queensland)

    Investigates misuse of enduring powers of attorney and makes decisions as a last resort, including health decisions when no statutory health attorney is available.

  • Caxton Legal Centre

    Community legal centre whose Seniors Legal and Support Service helps people aged 60 and over (50 and over for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people) at risk of elder abuse, including problems with powers of attorney.

Where to get help

Practical guidanceShow

How do you sign a will correctly in Queensland?

Section 10 of the Succession Act 1981 (Qld) sets the requirements. The will must be in writing and signed by you, or by someone else in your presence and at your direction. The signature must be made or acknowledged in the presence of two or more witnesses present at the same time, and at least two of those witnesses must sign the will in your presence. A person who cannot see and attest that you signed cannot be a witness. Wills cannot be witnessed electronically in Queensland, so everyone should be physically in the same room. Choose independent adult witnesses who are not beneficiaries: under section 11 a gift to a witness is void unless at least two other witnesses are not beneficiaries, everyone who would benefit from the gift failing consents in writing, or the court is satisfied you knew and approved of the gift. Date the will, sign or initial each page, and do not alter it afterwards unless you and two witnesses sign beside the change. Do not staple, pin or clip anything to the original, because the court registry checks it for marks and attachments, and problems can delay the grant.

What happens to your will when a relationship starts or ends in Queensland?

Marriage revokes a will under section 14 unless the will was made in contemplation of that marriage, or states that it is made in contemplation of marriage generally. Gifts to the person you are married to when you die survive. Entering a civil partnership revokes a will under section 14A, with similar exceptions. Divorce or annulment revokes gifts to, and appointments of, the former spouse under section 15, and section 15A does the same for the end of a civil partnership. Section 15B provides that the ending of a de facto relationship revokes gifts to, and appointments of, the former de facto partner, so the will operates as if that person had died before you. For divorce, the end of a civil partnership and the end of a de facto relationship, a contrary intention in the will displaces the rule, and an appointment of the former partner as trustee of property left for their children survives. Because the date a de facto relationship ended can be disputed, relying on section 15B can leave doubt about who inherits. A new will made after a relationship ends records what you actually want.

What happens to an informal will in Queensland?

Section 18 of the Succession Act 1981 (Qld) allows the Supreme Court to dispense with the execution requirements. If a document, or part of a document, purports to state the deceased's testamentary intentions, the court can declare that it forms their will, an alteration to their will, or a full or partial revocation, if satisfied the person intended it to have that effect. The court can look at evidence of how the document was made and of what the person said about their intentions. Queensland courts have accepted electronic documents as informal wills, including documents on a computer, a series of messages on a phone and DVD recordings, but have rejected a computer document the person had not intended to be their will. An application needs affidavit evidence about how the document came into existence and what the deceased intended. These applications are expensive and reduce what is left in the estate, which means the family pays for the failure to sign a will properly.

How does the Queensland enduring power of attorney work?

Queensland uses approved forms published by the Department of Justice. Form 1 is a general power of attorney, which is revoked if you lose capacity. Form 2 is the short enduring power of attorney and Form 3 is the long form, which allows more detailed instructions. An enduring power of attorney can cover financial matters, personal matters including health, or both. You can specify when the power for financial matters begins. If you do not, it begins as soon as the document is made, and it can always be used during any period you have impaired capacity. Powers for personal and health matters only operate while you have impaired capacity. Section 44 of the Powers of Attorney Act 1998 (Qld) sets the formal requirements: the document must be signed before an eligible witness, such as a justice of the peace, commissioner for declarations, lawyer or notary public, who completes a certificate, and each attorney must sign to accept the appointment. If you have not appointed anyone, a statutory health attorney, usually your spouse, carer or a close friend or relative, can make most health decisions for you. For other matters, someone may need to apply to QCAT to be appointed as your guardian or administrator.

What is an advance health directive in Queensland?

An advance health directive is a written document under the Powers of Attorney Act 1998 (Qld), usually made using the approved Form 4. It lets you give directions about future health care, including consenting to or refusing particular treatments, and set out the circumstances in which those directions apply. It can also appoint an attorney for health matters in case your directions prove inadequate. A doctor or nurse practitioner must complete a certificate on the form stating that you appeared to have the capacity to make the directive, so it is worth booking a longer appointment. You then sign in front of an eligible witness, who cannot be an attorney, a relation of you or an attorney, your paid carer or health provider, or a beneficiary under your will. A direction only operates while you have impaired capacity. Once made, give certified copies to your attorney, your GP, your usual hospital and any aged care provider, because a directive nobody can find at three in the morning does not help anyone. The Queensland Government says to review it at least every 2 years, or if your health changes significantly.

Who can make a family provision application in Queensland?

Under Part 4 of the Succession Act 1981 (Qld), a spouse, child or dependant of a deceased person can apply to the court for provision, or further provision, from the estate if adequate provision has not been made for their proper maintenance and support. Spouse includes a husband or wife, a civil partner, a de facto partner who had lived with the deceased as a couple for a continuous period of at least 2 years ending on the death, and a divorced former spouse who had not remarried and was receiving, or entitled to receive, maintenance from the deceased. Child includes stepchildren and adopted children. A dependant must have been wholly or substantially maintained or supported by the deceased and must be a parent of the deceased, the parent of the deceased's surviving child under 18, or a person under 18. Claims can be filed in the Supreme Court, and the District Court can hear claims where the provision ordered will not exceed $750,000. Proceedings must be started within 9 months of the death unless the court directs otherwise. An executor who has not received written notice of a claim is protected if they distribute from 6 months after the death, so people who intend to claim usually give written notice early.

What happens if you die without a will in Queensland?

Part 3 and Schedule 2 of the Succession Act 1981 (Qld) set out who inherits. If you leave a spouse and no children or other descendants, the spouse takes the whole estate. If you leave a spouse and descendants, the spouse receives $150,000 and the household chattels, plus half of what remains if there is one child (or the descendants of one child who died before you), or one third if there is more than one. Your descendants share the rest. A de facto partner counts as a spouse only if you had lived together as a couple for a continuous period of at least 2 years ending on your death. If there is no spouse and no descendants, the estate passes to your parents, then to brothers and sisters (and the children of any who died before you), then grandparents, then aunts and uncles (and the children of any who died before you). If more than one person qualifies as a spouse, they share the entitlement by written agreement, by court order or, in some cases, equally. If no eligible relative survives, the estate goes to the State. Someone must apply for letters of administration, and you will not have chosen who manages your estate or nominated a guardian for young children.

Checklist

  • Signed original will with two witnesses
  • Schedule of assets, liabilities and how each asset is owned
  • Title reference for Queensland real property
  • Enduring power of attorney in Form 2 or Form 3 with the witness certificate and each attorney's signed acceptance
  • Advance health directive (usually Form 4) with the doctor or nurse practitioner certificate
  • Superannuation member statement and current death benefit nomination
  • Life insurance policy schedules held inside and outside super
  • Trust deeds and company constitutions for family businesses
  • Letter of wishes for the executor and any guardians of children
  • Funeral, burial or cremation and organ donation wishes
  • Note of where the original will is stored and who holds it
  • Record of digital accounts and where access details are kept

Common questions

How many witnesses does a Queensland will need?

Two. Under section 10 of the Succession Act 1981 (Qld) your signature must be made or acknowledged in the presence of two or more witnesses present at the same time, and at least two of them must sign the will in your presence. Someone who cannot see and attest that you signed cannot be a witness. Use independent adults who are not beneficiaries, because under section 11 a gift to a witness is void unless an exception applies, such as two other witnesses who are not beneficiaries.

Can I sign a Queensland will over video link?

No. Queensland allowed temporary remote witnessing of wills by audio visual link during the COVID-19 pandemic under a 2020 regulation, but wills now cannot be witnessed electronically in Queensland. Sign your will in person with two witnesses physically present at the same time. If in-person signing is genuinely impossible, speak to a lawyer before you sign, because the executor may otherwise have to apply under the dispensing power in section 18 to have the document admitted.

Does the end of my de facto relationship change my will?

Yes. Section 15B of the Succession Act 1981 (Qld) provides that the ending of a de facto relationship revokes gifts to, and appointments of, your former de facto partner, unless your will shows a contrary intention, and the will then operates as if they had died before you. Because the date a de facto relationship ended can be contested, relying on the section can leave doubt. A new will made once the relationship ends removes that doubt.

Do I need separate documents for money and health decisions in Queensland?

No. A single Queensland enduring power of attorney in Form 2 or Form 3 can cover financial matters, personal matters including health, or both. If you want specific written directions about future medical treatment, you can also make an advance health directive, usually in Form 4. A doctor or nurse practitioner must complete a certificate on the directive confirming you appeared to have the capacity to make it.

Who witnesses an enduring power of attorney in Queensland?

An eligible witness under section 31 of the Powers of Attorney Act 1998 (Qld): a justice of the peace, a commissioner for declarations, a lawyer or a notary public. The witness must complete a certificate stating that you signed in their presence and appeared to have the capacity to make the document. The witness cannot be an attorney, a relation of you or of an attorney, the person signing for you or, if the document covers personal matters, your paid carer or health provider.

How long do I have to contest a Queensland will?

Under Part 4 of the Succession Act 1981 (Qld), family provision proceedings must be started within 9 months of the date of death unless the court directs otherwise. There is no fixed deadline for giving notice, but an executor who has not received written notice of an intended claim is protected if they distribute the estate from 6 months after the death, so people who intend to claim usually give written notice early. If the executor has received notice, they are protected from 9 months unless told in writing that the application has started or served with it.

Can a will be made for a Queenslander who has lost capacity?

Yes. Section 21 of the Succession Act 1981 (Qld) allows the Supreme Court to authorise a will to be made, altered or revoked for a person who lacks testamentary capacity, as long as they are alive when the order is made. There is no longer a separate leave step. The court must be satisfied that the applicant is the appropriate person, that people with a proper interest have had a chance to be represented, and that the proposed will is or may be one the person would make if they had capacity.

Does my Queensland will control my superannuation?

Usually not. Superannuation is held on trust and is governed by Commonwealth law and the fund's rules, so it does not automatically form part of your estate. Unless you have made a valid binding nomination, the trustee generally decides who receives the death benefit. You can nominate a dependant directly, or nominate your legal personal representative so the benefit is paid to the estate and distributed under your will. Binding nominations under the Commonwealth regulations lapse after three years unless your fund offers a non-lapsing option.

Sources

  1. Succession Act 1981 (Qld) - Queensland Legislation (current reprint) (accessed 8 Nov 2026)
  2. Powers of Attorney Act 1998 (Qld) - Queensland Legislation (current reprint) (accessed 8 Nov 2026)
  3. Guardianship and Administration Act 2000 (Qld) - Queensland Legislation (accessed 8 Nov 2026)
  4. Trusts Act 2025 (Qld) - Queensland Legislation (accessed 8 Nov 2026)
  5. Trusts Act 2025 (Qld) - legislative history: commenced 28 April 2026 (SL 2026 No. 29) (accessed 8 Nov 2026)
  6. Explanatory notes, Proclamation - Trusts Act 2025 (SL 2026 No. 29): commencement on 28 April 2026 (accessed 8 Nov 2026)
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