Deceased estates help centre
More information regarding deceased estates.
Deceased estates pack forms
The Deceased Estates pack (PDF 1.12MB) contains a selection of forms that you might need to fill out to settle all licence and registration matters with VicRoads.
These forms include:
- Cancellation and refund request for deceased estate
- Transfer of registration from a deceased estate
- Application for transfer of vessel registration from deceased estate
- Transfer of registration number rights agreement for deceased estate
- Club Permit reassignment
- Statutory declaration (only required if the person who has died did not have a will and the Estate is worth less than $32,470).
You don’t need to fill out all these forms, only the ones that apply to your situation.
Information and documents you provide
We won't copy or keep any of the Estate documents you show us when you visit a VicRoads Customer Service Centre.
If you created documents specifically for VicRoads, like a statutory declaration, we will keep them.
If you are submitting forms by mail, send us certified copies of your documents as we will not be able to return original copies.
International death certificate
If you are providing an international death certificate as part of settling a deceased estate, the certificate will need to either:
- be in English, or
- be accompanied by an English translation from an interpreter who is accredited or recognised by the National Accreditation Authority for Translators and Interpreters (NAATI).
Cancel the registration of a vehicle owned by the person who has died
If you don't want to transfer the registration of a vehicle owned by the person who has died, you can cancel the registration instead. This will need to be done by the authorised representative of the estate.
To cancel the registration, you'll need to visit a VicRoads Customer Service Centre with a completed Cancellation and refund request for deceased estate form (PDF 144kB).
We suggest doing this at the same time as all the other transactions related to the deceased estate, as you will need to prove you are the authorised representative of the estate.