The Supreme Court of Victoria can take between 2 and 6 weeks to assess probate applications in Victoria, depending on workloads and the complexity of the application.
It is important to note however that as of 1 July 2020 the Supreme Court of Victoria has transitioned to a completely new way of assessing applications, digitally. This is unprecedented and may result in additional delays.
Before the application is processed however, it is necessary that a notice of an intended application (advertisement) is published on the Probate Online Advertising System of the Supreme Court of Victoria’s website. 15 days must lapse before the probate application is lodged.