In the legal case Re Langston [2024] QSC 221, the Supreme Court of Queensland addressed an application for letters of administration on intestacy concerning the estate of Scott Langston. The applicant, Ashlea Jordan Langston, was Scott's surviving spouse and sought administration to access superannuation held by the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) since Scott left no estate in Queensland. The court granted administration based on her priority as a surviving spouse and her domicile in Queensland, which facilitated handling the estate's affairs. The application was considered solely on the paperwork without a formal hearing, and it was ruled that the applicant's costs would be covered by the estate on an indemnity basis.
Full text: https://www.sclqld.org.au/caselaw/148964