Online Will Kit (Australia)
Lawyer-Drafted Will Kit You Can Complete in 20 Minutes
Write a legally valid Australian Will from home in about 20 minutes. Drafted by an Australian wills and estates lawyer, valid in every state and territory, and it includes a Codicil form so you can make small changes later. No subscription. No ongoing fees. No Executor commission taken out of your estate.
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How It Works – Your Will Done in 20 Minutes
Instant Online Access to Your Will Form
Log in to your Legal123 dashboard straight after purchase. Your Online Will Kit is listed there. Click the link and watch the short walkthrough video first. No downloads, no software, and it works on any device.
Answer Simple Questions About Family & Assets
Fill in your name, address and occupation. Name the Executor who will carry out your wishes. Name the Beneficiaries who inherit your assets. Add any specific gifts, a guardian for minor children, pets and your funeral wishes. You can save your answers and come back later.
Print, Sign and Have It Witnessed
Your Will is generated instantly as a PDF, ready to print. Sign it in front of two independent adult witnesses who are both present at the same time. Neither witness can be a beneficiary or a beneficiary’s spouse. The kit tells you exactly how, and includes a Codicil for small changes later.
Every field, in real time, at double speed. Twenty minutes of your afternoon. The form only asks what applies to you. Sarah has one Executor and one property, so hers stayed short. Answer yes to children under 18, or to a second Executor, or a more complicated split, and those sections open up.
What’s Included in the Online Will Kit?
- Online Will Form – Lawyer-drafted and legally binding in every Australian state and territory. Guides you through Executors, Beneficiaries, specific gifts, guardianship for minor children, pets and funeral wishes, one simple question at a time.
- Codicil Form – Included at no extra cost. Amends your existing Will for small changes (a new address, a changed Executor) without rewriting the whole document.
- Signing & Witnessing Instructions – The step most DIY Wills get wrong. Exactly who can witness, who cannot, and how to sign so your Will is valid.
- Executor & Beneficiary Guidance – Plain English explanation of what an Executor actually does and how to choose one, so you name the right person the first time.
- Guardianship for Minor Children – Nominate who raises your children if you die while they are still minors, plus an alternate guardian.
- Your Pets – Instructions for caring for any pets.
- Online Video Instructions – Watch over our shoulder as we fill in the form. See exactly what to write in each field and what each clause means.
- Written Instructions – If video is not convenient, the same instructions come as a downloadable PDF.
- Save and Resume – Stop partway through and come back later. Useful when you need an address, a full legal name or a super fund detail you do not have to hand.
- Telephone Support – We have made it easy as 1-2-3, but if you get stuck or have a question, email us or give us a call.
- Buy Once, Use Again – No subscription, no annual fee and no per-use charge. Run the form a second time to produce a matching mirror Will for your partner, and again whenever your circumstances change.
- Peace of Mind – Written by qualified Australian lawyers, kept current with Australian succession law, and carries none of the hidden Executor commission a free kit can cost your estate.
How a $20 Will Kit Cost One Family $12,100
The Setup
Margaret was 68, widowed, and living in her own home in Brisbane. She picked up a $20 Will kit from the newsagent and filled it in at the kitchen table one afternoon. She named her brother Ken as Executor, left everything to her two daughters, signed it properly in front of two neighbours, and put it in the filing cabinet. It looked official enough, and she felt organised for the first time in years.
The Disaster
Ken died four years before Margaret did. The kit had asked her to name an Executor. It never asked her to name a backup. Margaret had no reason to think about it again, and never did.
When she passed away, her Will named an Executor who could not act and no alternate. Her daughters could not simply step in, so the Public Trustee of Queensland was appointed to administer the estate. On her $500,000 estate, that is 2.75% on the first $200,000 and 2.2% on the next $300,000: $12,100 in Executor commission, before probate costs, before legal costs, before accountant fees.
The kit cost $20. Administering it cost $12,100.
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I used the kit for myself, then my husband used it. Everything was easy and straight forward. We are very satisfied with our purchase. At last, peace of mind! It must also be mentioned that the kit comes with a codicil template for minor changes to our will. Should we have to rewrite our will, for whatever reason, the template is reusable several times, the kit is very good value for money.
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Australian Online Will Kit $99 +GST
What’s Inside the Online Will Kit
- Time to Complete: Under 20 minutes
- Includes: Online Will form, Codicil form, video instructions, written instructions. Use it again for a partner’s mirror Will at no extra cost
- Format: Online form generates your Will as a PDF, ready to print and sign
- Support: Updates included, email and telephone support
- Last Updated: 29 August 2026
- Drafted & Reviewed: David Evans, Vanessa Emilio
Australian-Specific Provisions
- Australia-wide: Valid NSW, VIC, QLD, WA, SA, TAS, ACT, NT
- New South Wales: Succession Act 2006 (NSW)
- Victoria: Wills Act 1997 (Vic)
- Queensland: Succession Act 1981 (Qld)
- Western Australia: Wills Act 1970 (WA)
- South Australia: Wills Act 1936 (SA)
- Tasmania: Wills Act 2008 (Tas)
- ACT and NT: Wills Act 1968 (ACT), Wills Act 2000 (NT)
- Execution: Signed by you in the presence of two independent adult witnesses, both present at the same time
- Witness rule: Neither witness may be a beneficiary or the spouse of a beneficiary
Alternative Names
- Will Kit
- Online Will Kit
- DIY Will Kit
- Do-It-Yourself Will Kit
- Legal Will Kit
- Home Will Kit
- Will Pack
- Will Writing Kit
- Will Form
- Will Template
- Last Will and Testament Template
- Printable Will Kit
- Downloadable Will Kit
Suitable For
- A single person, or a couple wanting mirror Wills (leave everything to each other, then to the same beneficiaries)
- A home, car, bank accounts and superannuation
- Leaving your estate to your spouse and/or children
- Naming a guardian for minor children, plus an alternate
- Leaving simple specific gifts to family, friends or a charity
- Leaving instructions about your pets
- Recording funeral and burial or cremation wishes
- Replacing an old Will after a move, a marriage or a new baby
Not Suitable For
- Blended families with children from former relationships
- Business owners and part-owners of a business
- Property or assets held overseas
- Beneficiaries of a family trust
- Disabled or vulnerable beneficiaries who need protecting
- Estates where you expect someone to make a claim
- Wills that need a testamentary trust
- For any of the above, use our Will Writing Service instead, from $699 +GST
Further Information
- How to Write a Will in Australia
- Can an Executor Be a Beneficiary in a Will?
- How to Leave Specific Assets in Your Will
- How to Write Someone Out of Your Will
- Free Will Kits Explained: The Truth About Hidden Costs
- What Happens to My Business When I Die?
- Can You Scatter Ashes at an Australian Beach?
- Will Writing Service: A Lawyer Writes Your Will
Will Kit Requirements for Australians
A Will kit is legal in Australia, and a Will made with one is just as valid as a Will drafted by a solicitor, provided it is written, signed and witnessed correctly. The kit does not make a Will valid or invalid. Execution does. Most DIY Wills that fail were perfectly good documents, just signed the wrong way.
Is a DIY Will kit legal in Australia?
Yes. A DIY Will kit is legal in every Australian state and territory. No law requires a Will to be drafted by a lawyer, and there is no requirement to have it notarised, registered or lodged anywhere.
A Will made with a kit is valid if you are over 18 and of sound mind, the Will is in writing, you sign it voluntarily, and two independent adult witnesses are both present at the same time when you sign. The witnesses then sign in front of you.
The most common way a DIY Will fails is the witness rule. A beneficiary, or the spouse of a beneficiary, must not witness your Will. In most states, the Will itself stays valid, but the gift to that person is void, which is how people accidentally disinherit the person they most wanted to provide for. The Legal123 kit walks you through this before you sign.
Is a Will kit valid in my state?
Yes. The Legal123 Online Will Kit is drafted for Australia-wide use and is valid in all eight states and territories. Each has its own succession legislation, but the core requirements are consistent: writing, capacity, signature, and two independent witnesses present together.
- New South Wales – Succession Act 2006 (NSW). Two witnesses, present at the same time. Beneficiary witnesses risk losing their gift.
- Victoria – Wills Act 1997 (Vic). Two witnesses, present at the same time.
- Queensland – Succession Act 1981 (Qld). Two witnesses, present at the same time.
- Western Australia – Wills Act 1970 (WA). Two witnesses, present at the same time.
- South Australia – Wills Act 1936 (SA). Two witnesses, present at the same time.
- Tasmania – Wills Act 2008 (Tas). Two witnesses, present at the same time.
- Australian Capital Territory – Wills Act 1968 (ACT). Two witnesses, present at the same time.
- Northern Territory – Wills Act 2000 (NT). Two witnesses, present at the same time.
If you move interstate, you do not need a new Will. An Australian Will made validly in one state is recognised in the others. You should still review it after a move, because your assets and your Executor’s location may have changed.
Where to buy a Will kit in Australia
Will kits are sold through Australia Post, newsagents and stationery retailers, state Public Trustees, online Will platforms, and law firms like ours. They differ far more in what happens after you buy than in price.
- Australia Post and newsagents – Printed booklet kits, usually around $20 to $30. Fill in by hand. No support, no updates, and no way to fix an error other than buying another one.
- State Public Trustee – Often free or low cost, and in several states free for pensioners. The trade-off is that the Public Trustee is generally appointed as your Executor, and Executor commission is charged against your estate later.
- Insurance and charity partners – Free Will kits bundled with funeral or life insurance, or offered by charities. Free at the point of use. Read what is expected in return.
- Online Will platforms – Subscription or per-Will pricing, typically $69 to $160, sometimes with a storage fee attached.
- Legal123 Online Will Kit – $99 +GST, one payment. Lawyer-drafted, Codicil form included, video and written instructions, telephone support, and you keep the kit to use again.
The cheapest kit is rarely the cheapest outcome. A free kit that leads to an invalid gift, a missing Executor or a partial intestacy shifts the cost from you to your estate, and your family pays it at the worst possible time. Our guide to free Will kits and their hidden costs sets out the Public Trustee commission rates in full.
Will template vs Will kit: what is the difference?
A Will template is the document itself, usually a blank form you fill in. A Will kit is the document plus the instructions that make it work: what each clause means, how to choose an Executor, who can witness, how to sign, and how to change it later.
The difference matters because almost every DIY Will that fails does so at a step a bare template does not cover. A template gives you the words. A kit gets you to a validly executed Will.
Who can witness your Will?
Any two adults of sound mind who are not beneficiaries and not married to or in a de facto relationship with a beneficiary. They must both be physically present when you sign, and then each must sign in front of you.
Good choices are a neighbour, a colleague, a friend who inherits nothing, or a pharmacist or accountant. Poor choices are your children, your spouse, anyone named in the Will, and anyone married to a person named in it. Your Executor may witness the Will, provided the Executor is not also a beneficiary.
What a Will kit cannot do
A Will kit handles a straightforward estate well. It is the wrong tool once your family or your assets stop being simple, because a form cannot anticipate a dispute that has not happened yet.
Have a lawyer write your Will if you have a blended family, own or part-own a business, hold assets overseas, are a beneficiary of a family trust, have a disabled or vulnerable beneficiary, expect a family provision claim, or need a testamentary trust for tax or asset protection. Our Will Writing Service covers all of these for a fixed fee from $699 +GST, including a mirror Will for your partner, a Power of Attorney and an Enduring Guardianship.
A Will also does not control your superannuation unless it is paid to your estate. Make a binding death benefit nomination with your super fund as well, or the fund trustee decides who receives it. The same applies to jointly owned property, which passes to the surviving owner outside your Will.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is an online Will kit legally binding in Australia?
Yes. A Will made with an online Will kit is legally binding in every Australian state and territory, provided it meets the same formal requirements as any other Will: it is in writing, you are over 18 and of sound mind, you sign it voluntarily, and two independent adult witnesses are both present when you sign.
There is no legal requirement for a Will to be prepared by a lawyer, and no requirement to register or notarise it. The Legal123 kit is drafted by Australian lawyers and includes the signing and witnessing instructions that determine whether your Will actually holds up.
Can I use the kit for my wife as well?
Yes. Buy the kit once and use it as many times as you need. Most couples produce a matching pair of Wills, known as mirror Wills: you leave your estate to her if you die first, and she leaves it to you if she dies first, with the same backup beneficiaries named in both.
You go through the form a second time, swap the names around, and you have both Wills. There is no second licence to buy and no per-use charge.
Are there any fees when I die to release my Will?
No. Legal123 charges nothing when you die. We do not hold your Will, we are not appointed as your Executor, and we take no commission from your estate. The $99 +GST is the only money that ever changes hands.
This is the main difference between a paid kit and a free one. Free Wills offered by a state Public Trustee usually come with the Public Trustee appointed as Executor, and Executor commission is then charged against your estate. In Queensland, that is 2.75% on the first $200,000 and 2.2% on the next $800,000, so a $500,000 estate pays $12,100. Our guide to free Will kits and their hidden costs sets out the rates state by state.
Do I have to complete it all in one sitting?
No. Save your answers at any point and come back when you are ready. This matters more than people expect, because most of us stall partway through on a detail we do not have to hand: an Executor’s full legal name, a grandchild’s date of birth, a super fund member number.
Stop, find it, come back. Nothing is lost.
Do I get a valid paper copy?
Yes, and the paper copy is the legal document. Your Will is generated as a PDF; you print it, and you sign the printed copy in front of two witnesses. That signed paper original is your Will.
Keep it somewhere safe and tell your Executor exactly where it is. Do not staple, unstaple or attach anything to it after signing, as marks on a Will raise questions about whether a page was removed. A digital copy on your computer is useful as a record but has no legal effect on its own.
What if I need to change my Will later?
Small changes are made with a Codicil, which amends your existing Will rather than replacing it. The Codicil form is included at no extra cost. It must be signed and witnessed with the same formalities as the Will itself.
For bigger changes, write a new Will that revokes the previous one. Because you keep the kit, you can do that at any time without paying again. Never amend a signed Will by crossing things out or writing in the margin, as handwritten alterations are usually invalid.
Does marriage or divorce cancel my Will?
In most Australian states, marriage automatically revokes an existing Will unless the Will was made in contemplation of that marriage. If you marry or remarry, assume you need a new Will.
Divorce does not revoke your whole Will, but it generally revokes any gift to your former spouse and their appointment as Executor. That can leave gaps your Will never anticipated. Both events are the right trigger to write a new Will.
Do I need to register or lodge my Will anywhere?
No. In Australia, a Will does not need to be registered, lodged or notarised to be valid. It only needs to be properly signed and witnessed.
What matters is that your Executor can find it. A Will nobody can locate causes the same problems as no Will at all.
Is an Australia Post Will kit legal?
Yes, a Will made with an Australia Post kit is legal if it is completed, signed and witnessed correctly. The kit itself is not the issue.
The practical difference is what you get around the document. Printed kits are filled in by hand, offer no support if you get stuck, and are not updated. If you make an error, you buy another kit and start again. Our kit produces a clean, typed PDF, includes video and written instructions, comes with telephone support, and includes a Codicil form for later changes.
Can I write my own Will without a lawyer in Australia?
Yes. You can write your own Will in Australia without a lawyer, and for a simple estate that is a perfectly reasonable choice.
You should use a lawyer if you have a blended family, own a business, hold overseas assets, are a beneficiary of a family trust, have a vulnerable beneficiary, or expect someone to contest your estate. In those situations, the cost of getting it wrong falls on your family, not on you.
What is the best Will kit in Australia?
The best Will kit for you depends on your estate, not on price. Look for four things: it is drafted by Australian lawyers, it is valid in your state, it includes clear signing and witnessing instructions, and it attaches no ongoing fees or Executor commission.
Free kits from insurers and Public Trustees cost nothing upfront but can carry Executor commission charged against your estate later. Printed kits are cheap but unsupported. Our kit is $99 +GST once, with no subscription and no commission.
Can a family member witness my Will?
Only if that family member inherits nothing under your Will and is not married to or in a de facto relationship with someone who does. An adult child who is a beneficiary, or their spouse, must not witness it.
This is the most common mistake in DIY Wills. If a beneficiary witnesses your Will, the gift to that person is generally void even though the Will itself stays valid, which is how people accidentally disinherit the person they most wanted to provide for. A neighbour, a colleague or a friend who inherits nothing is the safe choice.
I am from New Zealand but live in Australia. Does my Executor need to be in Australia?
No. Your Executor does not have to live in Australia, and there is no legal requirement for an Australian Executor. If you are an Australian resident with Australian assets, this kit produces a valid Australian Will regardless of where you were born or where your family lives.
In practice, an overseas Executor makes the job harder. Applying for probate, dealing with Australian banks and selling Australian property from another country adds delay and cost. The usual solution is to appoint an Australian-based Executor, or to appoint two, with one here and one overseas.
If you hold assets in New Zealand as well as Australia, cross-border estates are outside what a template should handle. Speak to us about the Will Writing Service instead.
Is there a time limit on using the kit?
No. There is no expiry, no subscription and no annual renewal. Once you have bought the kit, it is yours, and you can come back and produce a fresh Will whenever your circumstances change.
One payment of $99 +GST. No storage fee and no per-use charge.
When should I use a lawyer instead of the kit?
Use a lawyer if you have a blended family, own or part-own a business, hold property or assets overseas, are a beneficiary of a family trust, have a disabled or vulnerable beneficiary, expect a family provision claim, or want a testamentary trust.
Our Will Writing Service is a fixed fee from $699 +GST and includes two mirror Wills, a Power of Attorney and an Enduring Guardianship, written by David Evans, our wills and estates specialist, and delivered within five working days.
What if I am not satisfied with the kit?
At Legal123, we take great pride in providing high-quality legal documents that are simple, effective and easy to use. We guarantee that our legal documents are legally sound for the circumstances described in the product details.
If you have any questions about whether this kit is right for you, we encourage you to contact us before purchasing. While we do not provide refunds for change-of-mind or incorrect purchases, we will happily assist with any product suitability concerns.
In the rare event of a technical issue preventing you from using the kit, we will issue a full refund if we are unable to resolve it. Please find more details about our guarantee here.
Australian Online Will Kit $99 +GST
Not sure the kit is right for you? If you have a blended family, a business, overseas assets or you expect someone to contest your estate, a template is the wrong tool. Our Will Writing Service has an Australian lawyer write your Will for a fixed fee from $699 +GST, or book a 30-minute call and we will tell you honestly which one you need.