Make a will for free or low cost

You can get help in lots of different ways to make a will for free or at low cost. Here are some of them.

Public trustee

The public trustee in your state or territory. They can help you what out how to write your will to make sure it works.

They all have slightly different rules so you might need to check first that you’re eligible. They also have different costs depending on your age and whether you get a pension or not.

State/territory	Link to website	Phone number and notes
ACT	Australian Capital Territory public trustee and guardian	Call (02) 6207 9800. Due to COVID-19, this office will only make a will for someone who is seriously ill.
NSW	New South Wales trustee and guardian	Call 1300 364 103
NT	Northern Territory public trustee	Call (08) 8999 7271
Qld	Queensland public trustee	Call 1300 360 044
SA	South Australia public trustee	Call (08) 8226 9204
Tas	Tasmania public trustee	Call 1800 068 784
Vic	Victoria public trustee	Call 1300 138 672
WA	Western Australia public trustee	Call 1300 746 116

Justice Connect

Justice Connect puts people in touch with lawyers who will give advice and help for free. It takes less than 10 minutes to apply for help online right here.

Legal aid commissions

Each state and territory has its own legal aid commission. These give free or low cost legal advice, and will be able to help with making a will.

State/territory	Link to website	Phone number
ACT	www.legalaidact.org.au/	1300 654 314
NSW	www.legalaid.nsw.gov.au/	1300 888 529
NT	www.legalaid.nt.gov.au/	1800 109 343
Qld	www.legalaid.qld.gov.au	1300 651 188
SA	www.lsc.sa.gov.au/	1300 366 424
Tas	www.legalaid.tas.gov.au/	1300 366 611
Vic	www.legalaid.vic.gov.au/	1300 792 387
WA	www.legalaid.wa.gov.au	1300 650 579