Probate Fees Calculator
Estimate NSW or Victorian probate filing fees, with professional scale costs and executor commission shown separately.
Select the Estate and Application
Calculate Filing Fees and Scale Costs
Select an adjustment only after the court grants it. The online notice fee remains separate.
Use the sworn gross NSW value or gross Victorian assets. Keep debts outside this value.
Use the sworn gross estate value for NSW and the gross value of Victorian assets for Victoria. Keep estate debts outside this value.
Probate, letters of administration and a first reseal use the same court filing bands in the supported schedules.
The NSW court fee schedule uses value bands. A $500,000 NSW estate has a $1,999 filing fee and a $59 application notice.
The NSW first-grant scale on a disclosed value of $500,000 is $1,670 plus $4.47 for each $1,000 above $150,000. That gives $3,234.50 before GST.
With $323.45 GST on the professional scale, the default included costs total $5,616. Partial thousands are calculated proportionately and amounts are rounded to cents.
The Victorian Probate Office schedule uses gross Victorian assets only. At $500,000, filing is $1,088 and one application notice is $38. The combined court components are $1,126.
Victoria uses different estate-value bands from NSW. This calculator includes the NSW professional scale only, so the Victorian total excludes legal professional charges.
Read the Cost Estimate
The estimate separates court charges from professional costs. It is a budget for the displayed components, not a lawyer’s quote or the estate’s complete administration expenses.
The NSW professional-cost regulation covers specified grant work. Valuations, asset enquiries, taxation work and asset transfers can create separate charges. The scale excludes filing fees and other disbursements.
A court-approved waiver or reduction changes the filing amount entered here. Selecting that option does not establish eligibility. An estate below the lowest fee threshold has a nil filing fee automatically.
Contested proceedings, later grants, amended applications and applications outside the supported filing period require a different calculation. Fees for additional notices, copies and other registry services are excluded.
Use the executor duties guide to identify administration tasks beyond obtaining the grant.
Estimate Executor Commission
The optional worksheet multiplies the receipts and payments you enter by your chosen percentages. Commission stays outside the filing-cost total.
Enter the agreement, will clause or other rate basis and applicable period. Avoid counting the same money twice unless your chosen basis requires it.
For example, $200,000 of receipts at 1% gives $2,000. Payments of $50,000 at 2% add $1,000, producing a separate $3,000 scenario.
The NSW court’s commission guidance describes discretionary assessment and the evidence needed. A percentage calculation alone cannot determine the amount allowed.
Read the executor commission guide for legal criteria before relying on a proposed commission amount.