New South Wales Courts Forms
54 forms from New South Wales Courts. Each form's page links the official copy, shows its first page and explains how to complete and lodge it. Choose a form below.
Forms (54)
Affidavit (Form 40)
UCPR Form 40 is the general affidavit used in the NSW Supreme, District and Local Courts to put a person's evidence before the court. Version 8 includes the generative AI statement.
Affidavit of Service (Form 41)
UCPR Form 41 is the affidavit of service used in the NSW Supreme, District and Local Courts to prove a document was served. It states who served it, on whom, when, where and how.
Affidavit of applicant for administration (SCR Part 78 rule 12 (SCR Form 98)) (Form 119)
UCPR Form 119 (formerly SCR Form 98) is the affidavit for letters of administration in the Supreme Court of NSW. It is used where the deceased left no will.
Affidavit of applicant for administration with the will annexed (SCR Part 78 rule 12 (SCR Form 104)) (Form 120)
UCPR Form 120 (formerly SCR Form 104) is the affidavit for letters of administration with the will annexed in the Supreme Court of NSW. It is used where no executor is applying.
Affidavit of executor (SCR Part 78 rule 12 (SCR Form 97)) (Form 118)
UCPR Form 118 (formerly SCR Form 97) is the affidavit of executor supporting an application for probate in the Supreme Court of NSW. It identifies the will, deceased, beneficiaries, assets and liabilities.
Appearance (Form 6A)
UCPR Form 6A is the NSW notice of appearance a defendant files in Supreme, District or Local Court civil proceedings. It puts the defendant on the record with an address for service.
Charging order (Civil Procedure Act s 106(1)(c), UCPR 39.44) (Form 74)
UCPR Form 74 is the NSW charging order issued by the Supreme or District Court to enforce a judgment. It charges the debtor's shares, deposits or equitable interests.
Consent judgment or order (Form 44)
UCPR Form 44 is the NSW consent judgment or order form for Supreme, District and Local Court civil cases. It sets out the agreed terms and is signed by each consenting party.
Consent to administration (SCR Part 78 rules 19(1)(a) and 21(3) (SCR Form 101)) (Form 125)
UCPR Form 125 (formerly SCR Form 101) is the consent to administration used in the NSW Supreme Court Probate List. A person entitled signs it so letters can be granted to someone else, with a witness affidavit.
Cross-summons (Form 10)
UCPR Form 10 is the NSW cross-summons for bringing a cross-claim in Supreme, District or Local Court proceedings started by summons. It must be filed before the return day.
Defence - filing party legally represented (Form 7A)
UCPR Form 7A is the defence a legally represented defendant files to a statement of claim in the NSW Supreme, District or Local Court. It is due 28 days after service and is usually verified by affidavit.
Garnishee order for debts (Form 70)
UCPR Form 70 is the NSW garnishee order for debts, issued by the court to enforce an unpaid judgment. It makes a third party such as a bank pay the judgment creditor.
Garnishee order for rent (Form 71B)
UCPR Form 71B is the NSW garnishee order for rent. An owners corporation with a judgment for unpaid strata or community levies uses it to collect rent held by the owner's agent.
Garnishee order for wages or salary (Form 71)
UCPR Form 71 is the NSW garnishee order for wages or salary, issued to enforce an unpaid judgment. It directs the debtor's employer to pay part of each pay to the creditor.
Garnishee's statement that no debt due or accruing or no wage or salary payable (Form 72)
UCPR Form 72 is the NSW garnishee's statement, verified by affidavit, that nothing is payable under a garnishee order. It is served on the judgment creditor with the reasons.
General Form (Form 1)
UCPR Form 1 is the NSW general form for civil court documents that have no approved form of their own. It provides the standard court, party and filing headings.
General form (Form 81)
UCPR Form 81 is the NSW general form for UCPR Part 50 appeals, with the appeal and court below headings. It is used for appeal documents that have no approved form of their own.
Grant of probate, letters of administration or letters of administration with the will annexed (Form 112)
UCPR Form 112 is the draft grant of probate or letters of administration lodged with a Supreme Court of NSW probate application. The Court seals it as the grant.
List of parties (Part 50 appeal) (Form 82)
UCPR Form 82 is the NSW list of parties for a UCPR Part 50 appeal. It records the parties below and the parties to the appeal and any cross-appeal, with contact details.
Notice of appointment of executor or administrator (SCR Part 78 rule 90 (SCR Form 118)) (Form 145)
UCPR Form 145 (formerly SCR Form 118) is the NSW notice of a proposed appointment of the NSW Trustee or a trustee company as executor or administrator. Recipients have 28 days to object.
Notice of ceasing to act (Form 80)
UCPR Form 80 is the notice a solicitor files in NSW civil proceedings after ceasing to act for a client. It follows a notice of intention served 7 or 28 days earlier.
Notice of change of address for service (Form 76)
UCPR Form 76 is the NSW notice of change of address for service in Supreme, District or Local Court civil proceedings. It is filed and served on all other active parties.
Notice of change of solicitor or appointment of solicitor (Form 77)
UCPR Form 77 is the notice filed in the NSW Supreme, District or Local Court when a party changes solicitors or appoints one. The change takes effect once filed and served.
Notice of contention (Parts 49 or 50) (Form 83)
UCPR Form 83 is the NSW notice of contention for appeals under UCPR Part 49 or Part 50. A respondent uses it to argue the decision should stand on other grounds.
Notice of discontinuance (Form 33)
UCPR Form 33 is the NSW notice of discontinuance a plaintiff files to end civil proceedings, in whole or against one defendant. It needs every active party's consent or the court's leave.
Notice of intended objection to accounts (SCR Part 78 rule 78 (SCR Form 116A)) (Form 143)
UCPR Form 143 (formerly SCR Form 116A) is the Supreme Court of NSW notice of intended objection to an executor's accounts or commission. It is filed before accounts proceedings start.
Notice of motion - charging order (Form 73)
UCPR Form 73 is the NSW notice of motion, with affidavit, to ask the Supreme or District Court for a charging order. It targets a debtor's shares, deposits or equitable interests.
Notice of motion - default judgment for detention of goods (Form 37)
UCPR Form 37 is the NSW notice of motion for default judgment on a claim for return of goods. It includes the plaintiff's supporting affidavit and is used when no defence is filed.
Notice of motion - default judgment for liquidated claim (Form 38)
UCPR Form 38 is the NSW notice of motion for default judgment on a debt or liquidated claim. It includes the affidavit of debt and is used when the defendant has not filed a defence.
Notice of motion - default judgment for unliquidated damages (Form 39)
UCPR Form 39 is the NSW notice of motion for default judgment on an undefended claim for unliquidated damages. The damages are assessed later.
Notice of motion - default judgment on claim for possession of land (Form 36)
UCPR Form 36 is the NSW notice of motion for default judgment for possession of land when the defendant has not defended. A sworn affidavit forms part of it.
Notice of motion - default judgment on claim for possession of land and liquidated claim (Form 36A)
UCPR Form 36A is the NSW notice of motion for default judgment for both possession of land and a fixed money sum. A sworn affidavit forms part of it.
Notice of motion - examination order (Form 53)
UCPR Form 53 is the NSW notice of motion for an order that a judgment debtor attend court to be examined about their finances. It includes an affidavit.
Notice of motion - garnishee order (Form 69)
UCPR Form 69 is the NSW notice of motion for a garnishee order directing a debtor's employer, bank or agent to pay the judgment creditor.
Notice of motion - writ for the levy of property (Form 65)
UCPR Form 65 is the NSW notice of motion for a writ for the levy of property, letting the Sheriff seize and sell a judgment debtor's property.
Notice of objection to appointment of executor or administrator (Form 147)
UCPR Form 147 is the NSW Supreme Court notice used to object when an executor or administrator proposes to appoint a replacement by deed.
Notice of proceedings (SCR Part 78 rule 57 (SCR Form 113)) (Form 140)
UCPR Form 140 (formerly SCR Form 113) is the notice of proceedings served in NSW Supreme Court probate proceedings. It lets a person with an adverse interest appear and binds them to the outcome.
Notice of removal of solicitor (Form 78)
UCPR Form 78 is the NSW notice a party files after ending their solicitor's authority to act, when no new solicitor is coming on the record.
Notice to Occupier (Form 5)
UCPR Form 5 is the NSW notice served on occupiers of land in a possession claim. It gives them 10 days to apply to the court or risk eviction.
Notice to affected persons (SCR Part 78 rule 42 (SCR Form 106E)) (Form 135)
UCPR Form 135 (formerly SCR Form 106E) is a NSW Supreme Court probate notice. It is served on people whose interests may be affected by an application relying on an informal will or document.
Notice to apply for administration (Form 136)
UCPR Form 136 is the NSW Supreme Court notice requiring a person with a prior right to administration to apply, or the grant may go to someone else.
Notice to apply for probate (Form 138)
UCPR Form 138 is the NSW Supreme Court notice requiring an executor who will not apply or renounce to apply for probate or lose the right to act.
Notice to sheriff of disputed property and affidavit verifying (Form 75)
UCPR Form 75 is the NSW notice and affidavit used to claim property the Sheriff has seized, or will seize, for someone else's debt.
Renunciation of probate (Form 123)
UCPR Form 123 is the NSW Supreme Court renunciation an executor signs to give up the right to probate before a grant is made.
Reply (Form 8)
UCPR Form 8 is the NSW reply a plaintiff files to answer new matters in a defence. The Local Court requires leave; the Supreme and District Courts do not.
Request for service abroad of judicial documents and certificate (Form 91)
UCPR Form 91 is the NSW request for service of court documents in another Hague Service Convention country, with a certificate of service.
Statement of Cross-claim (Form 9)
UCPR Form 9 is the NSW statement of cross-claim a defendant uses to claim against the plaintiff, a co-defendant or a new party in existing proceedings.
Statement of claim/Amended statement of claim (Form 3A)
UCPR Form 3A is the statement of claim a legally represented plaintiff files to start civil proceedings in the NSW Supreme, District or Local Court. It sets out the relief claimed and facts relied on.
Submitting Appearance (Form 6B)
UCPR Form 6B is the NSW submitting appearance a defendant files to submit to all orders sought, often save as to costs, without defending.
Summary of the document to be served (Form 92)
UCPR Form 92 is the summary sent with a NSW court document served abroad under the Hague Service Convention, explaining what it is and its time limits.
Summons (Judicial Review) (Form 85)
UCPR Form 85 is the NSW Supreme Court summons for judicial review, under UCPR Part 59, of a decision by a tribunal, official, public body or lower court.
Summons - filing party legally represented (Form 4A)
UCPR Form 4A is the NSW summons a legally represented plaintiff uses to start proceedings not begun by statement of claim. Form 4B is for self-represented plaintiffs.
Summons commencing an appeal (Part 50) / Summons seeking leave to appeal (Part 50) (Form 84)
UCPR Form 84 is the NSW summons to start an appeal, or seek leave to appeal, under UCPR Part 50, such as a Local Court appeal.
Summons for probate, administration, administration with the will annexed or reseal (Form 111)
UCPR Form 111 is the NSW Supreme Court summons for probate, letters of administration, administration with the will annexed or a reseal.
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About New South Wales Courts Forms
New South Wales Courts issues the court and tribunal forms below for New South Wales matters. Each has its own page with a link to New South Wales Courts' official copy, a preview of the first page and the steps to complete and file it. The most used forms also have a plain-English guide, checked against the rules that govern them.
These forms cover District Court of NSW, Local Court of NSW and Supreme Court of NSW. They are governed by Civil Procedure Act 2005; Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005, Supreme Court Rules 1970 (NSW) Part 78; Probate and Administration Act 1898 and Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005. We check each form against New South Wales Courts' published version and refresh our copy when it changes. If a form here ever differs from New South Wales Courts' website, the official version applies.
Frequently Asked Questions
What forms does New South Wales Courts issue?
54 forms are live for New South Wales Courts, under Civil Procedure Act 2005; Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005, Supreme Court Rules 1970 (NSW) Part 78; Probate and Administration Act 1898 and Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005. Choose a form for a link to the official copy and the steps to complete and file it.
Are these the current New South Wales Courts forms?
We check each form against New South Wales Courts' published version, update our copy when it changes, and show on each form's page when it was last checked. Download the official copy from the form's page before you file it.
How do I file a form with New South Wales Courts?
Each form's page sets out how to complete and file it. Requirements differ from form to form, so follow that page and New South Wales Courts' own instructions for the form. Law practices can also fill these forms from their matter data through the document assembly API.
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