Consolidated practice directions

Applications for leave under s 7(2)(b) of the Act
38.
Under s 7(2) of the Act, no application for provision out of the estate of a 
deceased person shall be heard by the Court unless: 
(a) the application is made within 6 months from the date on which 
the administrator becomes entitled to administer the estate of the 
deceased in Western Australia; or
(b) the Court is satisfied that the justice of the case requires that the 
applicant be given leave to file out of time. 
39.
The only relief sought in an application made pursuant to s 7(2)(b) of the 
Act should be for leave to bring the substantive application out of time.
If leave is granted, a separate application must be made under s 7(1) of 
the Act. It is not possible to seek leave to bring a substantive application 
out of time and substantive relief by the same originating summons. 
40.
In the supporting affidavit, the applicant must explain the reasons for 
delay, disclose whether the applicant gave warning to the defendants of 
the proposed application, disclose whether or not the estate has been 
distributed before the claim had been notified, and give sufficient 
reasons for seeking the principal relief to enable the Court to exercise its 
discretion. 

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9. Specialised Procedures 
PD 9.2.2 
Supreme Court of Western Australia 
Consolidated Practice Direction
41.
Applications for leave will be case managed by a case management 
Registrar who will program as necessary to enable listing before the 
Court for hearing. 
42.
At the first case management conference, the case management 
Registrar will also enquire as to whether all proper parties have been 
joined. The executor or administrator are to be joined as the first 
defendant.