Wills and estate planning in Victoria
How to make a will, appoint an enduring attorney and a medical treatment decision maker, and plan your estate in Victoria under the Wills Act 1997 (Vic) and the Powers of Attorney Act 2014 (Vic).
Checked against official sources on 8 Nov 2026. General information, not legal advice. No lawyer or solicitor has reviewed this page.
Overview
Victorian wills are governed by the Wills Act 1997 (Vic). It sets out how a will must be signed and witnessed, provides a remote execution procedure (in force since 26 April 2021) that allows a will to be signed and witnessed over an audio visual link, gives the Supreme Court power to admit a document that was never signed properly, and states what happens to a will when you marry or divorce. The administration of estates, and the family provision claims that can be brought against them, sit in the Administration and Probate Act 1958 (Vic).
Victoria brought its enduring powers of attorney together in the Powers of Attorney Act 2014 (Vic). A single enduring power of attorney can cover financial matters, personal matters, or both, and the Act also created the supportive attorney appointment for people who can still make their own decisions but need help doing so. Medical treatment is dealt with separately, under the Medical Treatment Planning and Decisions Act 2016 (Vic), which introduced the advance care directive and the medical treatment decision maker.
A complete Victorian plan therefore usually means a will, an enduring power of attorney, an appointment of a medical treatment decision maker, an advance care directive if you want to record specific instructions or values, and an up-to-date superannuation death benefit nomination. This page is general information about Victorian law and is not legal advice about your circumstances.
Who this is for
- You live in Victoria and have never made a will
- You want to sign a will by video link because you cannot attend in person
- You are marrying, separating or divorcing and need to know what happens to your will
- You want to appoint someone to manage your finances if you lose capacity
- You want to record your medical treatment wishes in an advance care directive
- You have a blended family and want to reduce the risk of a Part IV claim
- You want an inheritance held in a testamentary trust rather than paid outright
- A relative has dementia and their existing will produces an unfair result
- You made a will in another state and have since moved to Victoria
LegislationShowHide
- Wills Act 1997 (Vic) (VIC)
The principal Act. Section 7 sets the execution requirements, sections 8A to 8D (in force since 26 April 2021) set out the remote execution procedure by audio visual link, section 9 is the dispensing power for informal wills, section 11 lets a witness take a gift under the will, sections 13 and 14 deal with the effect of marriage and divorce, and section 21 and the sections that follow allow the Supreme Court to authorise a will for a person who lacks testamentary capacity.
- Powers of Attorney Act 2014 (Vic) (VIC)
Provides a single enduring power of attorney covering financial matters, personal matters or both, requires it to be in the prescribed form (section 32), with the current forms set by the Powers of Attorney Regulations 2025 (Vic) from 10 August 2025, sets the witnessing rules (section 35), allows remote witnessing by audio visual link (section 5A), creates the supportive attorney appointment, lets VCAT make orders about an enduring power of attorney, and allows the Supreme Court or VCAT to order an attorney to compensate for loss caused by contravening the Act (section 77).
- Medical Treatment Planning and Decisions Act 2016 (Vic) (VIC)
Creates the advance care directive, which can contain binding instructional directives and values directives, the appointment of a medical treatment decision maker and support person, and (in section 55) the list of people who become your medical treatment decision maker if you have not appointed one.
- Administration and Probate Act 1958 (Vic) (VIC)
Governs grants of probate and letters of administration, the distribution of intestate estates, the deposit of wills with the Probate Office (section 5A), and Part IV family provision claims. The categories of eligible applicant were changed by reforms that apply to deaths on or after 1 January 2015, and an application must generally be made within 6 months after the grant (section 99).
- Guardianship and Administration Act 2019 (Vic) (VIC)
Allows VCAT to appoint a guardian or administrator for an adult who, because of a disability, does not have decision making capacity for the matter and needs someone appointed, and sets out the general and decision making principles that apply.
- Superannuation Industry (Supervision) Act 1993 (Cth) (CTH)
Commonwealth law governing superannuation death benefits. It applies in Victoria, and together with regulation 6.17A of the Superannuation Industry (Supervision) Regulations 1994 (Cth) it controls who a fund can pay a death benefit to and what makes a binding nomination effective.
Courts and tribunalsShowHide
- Supreme Court of Victoria, Probate Office
Processes applications for probate and letters of administration made online through RedCrest-Probate, issues grants, and holds wills deposited with the Court for safekeeping. Informal will applications are decided by the Court or, in some cases, the Registrar of Probates, and court authorised will applications are decided by the Court. Probate Office phone (03) 8600 2006, 9:30 am to 4 pm, Monday to Friday.
- Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal, Guardianship List
Appoints guardians and administrators, and supportive guardians and administrators. VCAT also hears applications about enduring powers of attorney, including their validity and how they are used, can revoke or suspend them, can order an attorney to pay compensation, and can make orders about advance care directives and appointed medical treatment decision makers.
- Office of the Public Advocate (Victoria)
Provides information about enduring powers of attorney, guardianship and medical decision making by phone on 1300 309 337 (9 am to 3 pm, Monday to Friday), publishes guides and links to the official forms, and can be appointed by VCAT to make decisions for a person who cannot make them.
- State Trustees
A Victorian Government-backed company. Prepares wills and powers of attorney for a fee, stores wills and powers of attorney free of charge for Victorians, acts as executor of deceased estates, and can be appointed by VCAT as administrator of a person's financial affairs.
ProcessShowHide
01Audit your assets and how they are held
List real property and whether it is held as joint tenants or tenants in common, bank accounts, shares, superannuation and insurance inside super, business and trust interests, and overseas assets. Property you own as a joint tenant, your superannuation, and assets held in a family company or trust do not pass under your will.
Typical timeframe: 1-2 weeks
02Decide the structure and consider Part IV risk
Choose executors and beneficiaries, decide whether any share should be held in a testamentary trust, and consider who could bring a Part IV family provision claim under the Administration and Probate Act 1958 (Vic).
Typical timeframe: 1-2 weeks
03Prepare the will and the planning documents
Draft the will together with an enduring power of attorney under the Powers of Attorney Act 2014 (Vic) and the appointment of a medical treatment decision maker under the Medical Treatment Planning and Decisions Act 2016 (Vic).
Typical timeframe: 1-3 weeks
04Execute the will
Sign in the presence of two witnesses who are present at the same time, and have them sign in your presence. If you cannot be in the room, use the remote execution procedure in sections 8A to 8D of the Wills Act 1997 (Vic). Every step must happen on the same day and within Victoria, one witness must be a special witness who signs last, and the will must carry the statements the procedure requires.
Typical timeframe: 1 day
05Complete and witness the enduring power of attorney
Use the prescribed form. New forms took effect on 10 August 2025 under the Powers of Attorney Regulations 2025 (Vic), and the Department of Justice and Community Safety publishes the current versions. Two adult witnesses are required, and one must be authorised to witness affidavits or be a medical practitioner. Neither witness can be an attorney, a relative of yours or of an attorney, or your care worker or accommodation provider. Each attorney must sign a statement of acceptance, witnessed by an adult.
Typical timeframe: 1-3 weeks
06Record your medical treatment wishes
Appoint a medical treatment decision maker and, if you want to be specific, make an advance care directive with an instructional directive, a values directive, or both. An advance care directive needs two adult witnesses, one of whom is a registered medical practitioner. Give copies to your GP, hospital and family.
Typical timeframe: 1-3 weeks
07Refresh your superannuation nomination
Confirm what nomination types your fund allows and lodge a new one. A lapsing binding nomination expires after three years unless you renew it, and some funds offer non-lapsing binding nominations.
Typical timeframe: 2-6 weeks
08Store the original and review periodically
Keep the signed original with your solicitor, with State Trustees, in bank safe custody, or deposited with the Probate Office. Review after marriage, divorce, a birth, a death or a significant purchase, and at least every three to five years.
Typical timeframe: Every 3-5 years
Parties
Testator
The person making the will. Must generally be 18 or over and have testamentary capacity when the will is signed. A person under 18 can make a will only if married or in contemplation of marriage, or with a court order.
Executor
Applies to the Probate Office of the Supreme Court of Victoria for a grant, 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 in the testator's presence, though not necessarily in each other's. A person who cannot see cannot be a witness, and independent adults are the safest choice.
Special witness
For the remote execution procedure, one witness must be a special witness, such as an Australian legal practitioner or a justice of the peace. The special witness signs last, after checking the will and adding a statement that the procedure was followed.
Enduring attorney
The person appointed under the Powers of Attorney Act 2014 (Vic) for financial matters, personal matters or both. Must sign a statement of acceptance.
Supportive attorney
A person appointed to help you obtain information, communicate decisions and give effect to decisions you still make yourself.
Medical treatment decision maker
The person appointed under the Medical Treatment Planning and Decisions Act 2016 (Vic) to consent to or refuse medical treatment on your behalf when you cannot.
Eligible person under Part IV
A person in one of the categories set out in section 90 of the Administration and Probate Act 1958 (Vic) who can apply for a family provision order.
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
Marriage revokes a will, except a will made in contemplation of that marriage (whether or not the will says so) or expressed to be made in contemplation of marriage generally, and except gifts to, or appointments of, the person you are married to when you die.
Source: s 13 Wills Act 1997 (Vic)
Effect of divorce on a will
A divorce revokes gifts to the former spouse and most appointments of them, such as executor, rather than the whole will, unless it appears you did not want them revoked. An appointment of the former spouse as trustee of property left on trust for beneficiaries that include their children is not revoked. Where the section applies, the will takes effect as if the former spouse had died before you.
Source: s 14 Wills Act 1997 (Vic)
Informal wills
There is no deadline as such, but the application to admit a document under the dispensing power is made in the probate proceedings and is easier to support with evidence gathered soon after death.
Source: s 9 Wills Act 1997 (Vic)
Part IV family provision claim
An application must be made within 6 months after the date of the grant of probate or letters of administration. The Court can extend the time, but an application for an extension must be made before the estate is finally distributed.
Source: s 99 Administration and Probate Act 1958 (Vic)
Lapsing binding superannuation nomination
A binding nomination under the Commonwealth regulations ceases to have effect three years after it was first signed, or last confirmed or amended, or sooner if the fund's rules set a shorter period. Some funds offer non-lapsing binding nominations instead.
Source: Reg 6.17A(7) Superannuation Industry (Supervision) Regulations 1994 (Cth)
Costs and helpShowHide
Costs vary between providers, so ask for a written quote and costs disclosure before you engage anyone. State Trustees publishes its fees: under its fees guide effective 29 October 2026, a one-hour appointment to prepare a will, an enduring power of attorney or a medical treatment decision maker appointment costs $385, and its online will costs $75. The appointment fees can be discounted by 20% for concession card holders, for people who appoint State Trustees as primary executor, and for people who activate a financial power of attorney with State Trustees. If State Trustees acts as executor, it charges commission calculated on the value of the estate. Probate Office fees are set by regulation and change each year. From 1 July 2026 there is no fee for a grant application where the gross value of the Victorian assets is under $250,000, the fee is $544 where it is $250,000 to under $500,000, and fees rise in bands to $17,770.80 for estates of $7 million or more. Depositing a will with the Probate Office costs $27.60. Contested matters, such as informal will applications, court authorised will applications and Part IV family provision claims, are Supreme Court proceedings and can be expensive.
Victoria Legal Aid does not give legal help with making or challenging wills, but it provides free legal information, including its Your Will booklet, and can refer you to community legal centres and other services that help with wills, powers of attorney and elder abuse.
- Office of the Public Advocate (Victoria)
Telephone information line on 1300 309 337 (9 am to 3 pm, Monday to Friday), and guides on enduring powers of attorney, supportive attorneys, guardianship and medical decision making.
- The Law Handbook (Victoria)
Free plain-English explanation of Victorian wills law published by Fitzroy Legal Service, including formalities, revocation and challenges.
- Law Institute of Victoria
Find Your Lawyer Referral Service, where participating firms offer a free 30-minute first interview, and an Accredited Specialist Directory that includes wills and estates.
- State Trustees
Will and power of attorney preparation for a fee, free storage of wills and powers of attorney for Victorians, executor and trustee services, and financial administration. Phone 1300 138 672.
- Seniors Rights Victoria
Free information, referrals, legal help and support about elder abuse, including misuse of a power of attorney, for Victorians aged 60 and over and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Victorians aged 45 and over. Helpline 1300 368 821.
Where to get help
- Supreme Court of Victoria, Wills and probate
Information on applying for probate through RedCrest-Probate, searching probate records and wills deposited with the Probate Office. Probate Office phone (03) 8600 2006.
- Office of the Public Advocate (Victoria)
Telephone information line on 1300 309 337 and guides on enduring powers of attorney, supportive attorneys, guardianship and medical decision making.
- Victoria Legal Aid
Free legal information about wills, estates and powers of attorney, the Your Will booklet, web chat, and referrals to other services. It does not give legal help with making or challenging wills.
- State Trustees
Will preparation for a fee, free will storage for Victorians, executor and trustee services and financial administration.
- VCAT Guardianship List
Applications for guardianship and administration orders, and applications to review decisions about powers of attorney.
- Law Institute of Victoria
Find Your Lawyer Referral Service and Accredited Specialist Directory, including wills and estates.
- Seniors Rights Victoria
Free legal help for older Victorians experiencing elder abuse, including financial abuse by an attorney. Helpline 1300 368 821.
Practical guidanceShowHide
How do you sign a will correctly in Victoria?
Section 7 of the Wills Act 1997 (Vic) sets the standard rule. The will must be in writing and signed by you, or by another person 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, though not necessarily in each other's. Section 8 makes clear that a witness does not need to know the document is a will, and a person who cannot see cannot be a witness (section 10). In Victoria a witness, or the witness's spouse or domestic partner, does not lose a gift under the will just because they witnessed it (section 11), but choosing independent adults who take nothing under the will avoids later questions about the gift. Sign every page, date the document, and do not attach anything else to it. Problems arise where the witnesses were not both present when you signed, or where changes were made after signing, which can leave your executor needing extra affidavits or an application under the dispensing power.
Can you sign a Victorian will over video link?
Yes. Since 26 April 2021, sections 8A to 8D of the Wills Act 1997 (Vic) have provided a permanent remote execution procedure that allows a will to be signed and witnessed by audio visual link. All witnesses must clearly see you sign, by video or in person. One witness must be a special witness, such as an Australian legal practitioner or a justice of the peace, and the special witness signs last. Every step must happen on the same day and within Victoria. Each remote witness must add a statement that they witnessed the will by audio visual link, and the special witness must check the will and add a statement that the procedure was followed, what type of special witness they are, and whether the signing was recorded. A recording can be made only if everyone agrees. An international will cannot be made this way. The Department of Justice and Community Safety publishes guidance on how the procedure works. A missed step can leave the will invalid and force the executor to apply under the dispensing power. Signing in person with both witnesses in the room avoids these risks.
What happens to an informal or unsigned will in Victoria?
Section 9 of the Wills Act 1997 (Vic) is the dispensing power. The Supreme Court can admit a document to probate even though it was not signed and witnessed as the Act requires, or recognise an alteration that was not properly made, if it is satisfied the person intended the document to be their will. The Court can look at evidence of how the document was made and evidence of the person's testamentary intentions, including things they said. The application is made with the probate application and needs affidavit evidence, including evidence that the person had testamentary capacity when the document was made. The Registrar of Probates can decide many of these applications, but where the estate is worth more than $3 million the Registrar can act only if everyone affected consents; otherwise a judge decides. It is worth remembering that the power exists so a genuine intention is not defeated by a technical failure, not so people can dispense with making a proper will.
How does the Victorian enduring power of attorney work?
The Powers of Attorney Act 2014 (Vic) provides one enduring power of attorney that can cover financial matters, personal matters, or both. Personal matters include where you live, who you live with and day to day living, but not medical treatment, which is dealt with separately. You can specify when the power begins: immediately, when you lose capacity, or at another time or on another occasion. If you do not say, it begins straight away. The document must be in the prescribed form, and new forms took effect on 10 August 2025 under the Powers of Attorney Regulations 2025 (Vic). The Department of Justice and Community Safety publishes the current forms and says they can be adapted as long as the minimum requirements are kept. Two adult witnesses are required. One must be authorised to witness affidavits or be a medical practitioner, and neither can be an attorney, a relative of yours or of an attorney, or your care worker or accommodation provider. Each attorney must sign a statement of acceptance. The document can also be signed and witnessed by audio visual link under section 5A, but the Office of the Public Advocate suggests face-to-face witnessing wherever possible. The Act also created the supportive attorney appointment, for people who can still decide for themselves but need help gathering information and communicating decisions. VCAT can make orders about an enduring power of attorney, including revoking or suspending it, and VCAT or the Supreme Court can order an attorney to compensate you for loss caused by breaching the Act.
Who makes your medical decisions in Victoria?
Since the Medical Treatment Planning and Decisions Act 2016 (Vic) commenced, Victorians can appoint a medical treatment decision maker and make an advance care directive. An advance care directive can contain an instructional directive, which is a specific consent to or refusal of treatment that health practitioners must generally follow, and a values directive, which records your preferences and values. It needs two adult witnesses, one of whom is a registered medical practitioner, and neither can be your appointed medical treatment decision maker. Advance care directives and medical treatment decision maker appointments cannot be witnessed remotely. You can also appoint a support person to help you make and communicate your own decisions. If you have not appointed anyone and no guardian with medical powers has been appointed, the Act sets out who becomes your medical treatment decision maker: the first person in a close and continuing relationship with you who is reasonably available, willing and able, starting with a spouse or domestic partner, then a primary carer, then an adult child, a parent or an adult sibling in that order (the oldest, where more than one fits). Relying on this list can cause problems in blended families and where relatives disagree. A written appointment, with copies held by your GP and hospital, avoids that uncertainty.
Who can challenge a Victorian will?
Part IV of the Administration and Probate Act 1958 (Vic) allows an eligible person to apply for a family provision order if the will or intestacy did not make adequate provision for their proper maintenance and support. The categories of eligible person changed for deaths on or after 1 January 2015. They include a spouse or domestic partner at the time of death; children and stepchildren, with those under 18, full-time students aged 18 to 25 and those with a disability in a separate category; some former spouses and partners; and, if they were wholly or partly dependent on the deceased, a registered caring partner, a grandchild, a member of the deceased's household, and the spouse or partner of a child who dies within a year of the deceased. For other adult children, the Court considers how far they can provide for themselves. The Court also considers the deceased's moral duty to provide, the size and nature of the estate, the applicant's financial resources and needs, competing claims, the nature of the relationship and any evidence of the deceased's reasons. An application must generally be made within 6 months after the grant. Because the Court can consider evidence of the deceased's reasons (section 91A), some people keep a written record of why they made their will as they did. A family provision order is made out of the estate, and assets such as superannuation and property held as joint tenants may not form part of it. A lawyer can explain how these rules apply to a particular family.
What happens if you die without a will in Victoria?
The intestacy rules in the Administration and Probate Act 1958 (Vic) apply. In broad terms, if you leave a partner and no children, or children who are all children of that partner, the partner takes the whole estate. If you leave a partner and children from another relationship, the partner takes the personal chattels, a statutory legacy (an amount indexed each financial year and published in the Government Gazette) with interest, and half of the rest, and the children share the other half. If the estate is worth no more than the statutory legacy, the partner takes it all. If you leave no partner, the estate goes to your children, and if there are no children, to parents, then siblings (with nieces and nephews taking a deceased sibling's share), then grandparents, then aunts and uncles (with cousins taking a deceased aunt's or uncle's share). Where there is more than one partner, the Act provides for distribution between them. If no one is entitled, the estate passes to the Crown. No executor has been named, so someone, usually the closest next of kin entitled to share in the estate, must apply to the Supreme Court for letters of administration, and no guardian has been named for young children.
Checklist
- Signed original will with two witnesses, or with a special witness if executed remotely
- Schedule of assets, liabilities and how each asset is owned
- Property title details for real estate in Victoria and elsewhere
- Enduring power of attorney on the current prescribed form (in use from 10 August 2025) with statements of acceptance
- Appointment of medical treatment decision maker
- Advance care directive with instructional and values directives if desired
- 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 for any guardians of children
- Note of where the original will is stored
- Record of digital accounts and where access details are kept
Common questions
How many witnesses does a Victorian will need?
Two. Under section 7 of the Wills Act 1997 (Vic) your signature must be made or acknowledged in the presence of two or more witnesses who are present at the same time, and at least two of them must then sign the will in your presence. The witnesses do not need to know that the document is a will. In Victoria a witness who is a beneficiary, or whose spouse or domestic partner is, does not lose the gift (section 11), but using independent witnesses avoids later questions about the gift.
Can I sign my Victorian will electronically or by video?
Victoria has a permanent remote execution procedure in sections 8A to 8D of the Wills Act 1997 (Vic). It allows the will to be signed and witnessed by audio visual link where all witnesses clearly see the signing, one witness is a special witness such as a lawyer or a justice of the peace, every step happens on the same day within Victoria, and the will carries the statements the procedure requires. Every step must be followed. Because a technical failure can invalidate the will, in-person signing with two witnesses in the room remains the safer option whenever it is possible.
Does marriage or divorce cancel my Victorian will?
Marriage revokes a will under section 13 of the Wills Act 1997 (Vic), subject to exceptions such as a will made in contemplation of that marriage, whether or not the will says so. Divorce is dealt with under section 14 and generally revokes gifts to, and appointments of, the former spouse rather than the whole will, unless it appears you did not want that. Separation on its own changes nothing, so an estranged spouse can still inherit until you make a new will or a divorce order is made.
What is the difference between an enduring power of attorney and a medical treatment decision maker?
An enduring power of attorney made under the Powers of Attorney Act 2014 (Vic) covers financial matters, personal matters such as where you live, or both. It does not cover medical treatment. To authorise someone to consent to or refuse medical treatment for you, appoint a medical treatment decision maker under the Medical Treatment Planning and Decisions Act 2016 (Vic). Many Victorians appoint the same person to both roles, but they are separate documents with separate witnessing requirements.
What is an advance care directive in Victoria?
It is a document made under the Medical Treatment Planning and Decisions Act 2016 (Vic) recording your medical treatment decisions in advance. It can contain an instructional directive, which is a specific consent or refusal that health practitioners must generally follow, and a values directive, which records your preferences and values. It must be witnessed by two adults, one of them a registered medical practitioner. Give copies to your medical treatment decision maker, your GP, any hospital and any aged care provider so it is available when it is needed.
Can a will be made for someone in Victoria who has lost capacity?
Yes. Sections 21 to 21D of the Wills Act 1997 (Vic) allow the Supreme Court to authorise a will to be made or revoked for a person who does not have testamentary capacity. The Court must be satisfied the person lacks capacity, that the proposed will reflects what their intentions would likely be, or might reasonably be expected to be, if they had capacity, and that it is reasonable in all the circumstances. The Court can ask for a draft of the proposed will, an estimate of the estate, evidence of the person's wishes and any earlier wills, and evidence about people who might expect to benefit or to make a claim.
Does my will control my superannuation in Victoria?
Usually not. Superannuation does not automatically form part of your estate, so it is governed by Commonwealth law and your fund's rules rather than by your Victorian will. Unless you have made a valid binding nomination, the fund's trustee may decide who receives your death benefit. You can nominate an eligible person directly, or nominate your legal personal representative so the benefit is paid into the estate and distributed under your will. A lapsing binding nomination expires after three years unless you renew it, so check which types your fund offers.
Where should I keep my Victorian will?
The Probate Office needs the original. Generally, if you held your will and it cannot be found after your death, the Court presumes you destroyed it intending to revoke it. Sensible options are storage with the solicitor who prepared it, the free storage State Trustees offers Victorians, a bank safe custody packet, or depositing the will with the Probate Office of the Supreme Court, which keeps an index of deposited wills and charges $27.60 for a deposit from 1 July 2026. Keep a copy at home with a note saying where the original is and tell your executor.
Sources
- Wills Act 1997 (Vic) - Victorian legislation (accessed 8 Nov 2026)
- Wills Act 1997 (Vic) - authorised version 036, in force from 26 April 2021 (accessed 8 Nov 2026)
- Powers of Attorney Act 2014 (Vic) - Victorian legislation (accessed 8 Nov 2026)
- Powers of Attorney Act 2014 (Vic) - authorised version 007, in force from 26 April 2021 (accessed 8 Nov 2026)
- Medical Treatment Planning and Decisions Act 2016 (Vic) - Victorian legislation (accessed 8 Nov 2026)
- Medical Treatment Planning and Decisions Act 2016 (Vic) - authorised version 012, in force from 1 July 2024 (accessed 8 Nov 2026)
- Administration and Probate Act 1958 (Vic) - Victorian legislation (accessed 8 Nov 2026)
- Administration and Probate Act 1958 (Vic) - authorised version 130, in force from 22 October 2025 (accessed 8 Nov 2026)
- Guardianship and Administration Act 2019 (Vic) - authorised version 010, in force from 15 April 2026 (accessed 8 Nov 2026)
- Superannuation Industry (Supervision) Act 1993 (Cth) - Federal Register of Legislation (accessed 8 Nov 2026)
- Superannuation Industry (Supervision) Regulations 1994 (Cth) reg 6.17A - AustLII (accessed 8 Nov 2026)
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