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Births, Deaths, Marriages, and Relationships Registration Act 2021

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84: Contents of death certificate

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"What's on a death certificate"

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When you get a death certificate for someone, it must have all the information that is recorded about them. This information is found in a special registry. The certificate must also have any other details that the regulations say are needed. You can compare this to section 69 to see what it says.

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Other certificates

84Contents of death certificate

  1. A death certificate in respect of a person must contain all of the information that—

  2. is recorded in the registry in relation to the person; and
    1. is required by regulations to be contained in a death certificate.

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