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Births, Deaths, Marriages, and Relationships Registration Act 2021

Registration of information - Deaths - Overseas death certificates

51: Registrar-General may issue written statement about overseas death on request

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"Get a written statement about an overseas death from the Registrar-General"

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You can ask the Registrar-General for a written statement about a death that happened overseas. You need to pay a fee for this request. The Registrar-General can give you a statement that says if they have a certificate or information about the death. You can get a statement that tells you if the Registrar-General has a certificate about the death under section 49. It can also tell you if they have information from an overseas registration authority about the death. The statement will give you the information from the certificate or the overseas authority. The Registrar-General will also say they are not responsible for making sure the information is correct. They are not responsible for checking if a certificate is real either.

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Part 2Registration of information
Deaths: Overseas death certificates

51Registrar-General may issue written statement about overseas death on request

  1. A person may request a written statement from the Registrar-General that states whether the Registrar-General has received a certificate or information in relation to a death that occurred overseas.

  2. The request must be accompanied by the prescribed fee.

  3. The Registrar-General may issue a written statement that—

  4. states whether the Registrar-General has received—
    1. a certificate under section 49 in relation to the death; or
      1. information from an overseas registration authority in relation to the death; and
      2. provides the information contained in the certificate or received from an overseas registration authority in relation to the death; and
        1. states that the Registrar-General is not responsible for—
          1. the accuracy of the information; or
            1. in the case of a certificate, the authenticity of the certificate.

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