Australian Capital Territory - Obtain a Death Certificate

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Procedure

Online

To request a certificate, you may fill up a request online, link

In Person

1. You may submit a request in person at the Office of Regulatory Services shopfront in Fyshwick.
2. Complete an Application for Certificate.
3. Submit the form and present identification.
4. Pay the prescribed fee.

Certificates that have been applied for via the post or online will be sent to you by registered person to person post at which time you will need to present identification at the Post Office.

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Required Documents

To obtain a copy of a certificate, you will at least need three forms of identity from the list below, with at least one form of Primary Identification.

Primary Proof of Identity

• A photographic Driver Licence issued in Australia (current or expired up to 2 years).
• Full Australian birth certificate (not a Commemorative certificate or an extract). If the certificate is not in the name currently used, appropriate linking documentation will be required.
• Australian Passport (current or expired up to 2 years).
• Overseas Passport (expired by up to 2 years if accompanied by a current Australian Visa).
• Australian Citizenship Certificate or Naturalisation Certificate.
• Department of Immigration and Citizenship travel document (valid for up to 5 years after issue).
• Department of Immigration and Citizenship Certificate of Evidence of Resident Status.
• A.C.T. Police officer photo-identity card.
• Australian Proof of Age Card (includes N.S.W. photo card) (current or expired up to 2 years).

Secondary Proof of Identity

• Current Medicare card.
• Current credit card or account card, with signature and embossed name from a bank, building society or credit union.
• Current student identity document (with photo and/or signature) issued by an educational institution.
• Current Centrelink or Department of Veterans Affairs Concession card.
• Australian-issued security guard/crowd controller licence (with photo).
• A.C.T. Working with Vulnerable People registration card (current or expired up to 2 years).
• Australian-issued firearm licence (with photo).
• Current Consular photograph identity card issued by the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade.
• Current State, Territory, or Federal Government employee photo-identity card.
• Australian Defence Force photo-identity card (excluding civilians).
• A.C.T. Services Access card issued by the A.C.T. Government (for asylum seekers).

Original forms of identification must be presented if applying at the Office of Regulatory Services shopfront in Fyshwick. Applications made via the post must be accompanied by copies of identification certified as true and correct copies by a person authorised under the Statutory Declarations Act 1959 (Cwlth) (eg. Justice of the Peace, Solicitor or Police Officer).

If you are not named on the death registration you will need to provide evidence of your relationship to the deceased.

Certificates that have been applied for via the post or online will be sent to you by registered person to person post at which time you will need to present identification at the Post Office.

Note:

• For those who are unable to satisfy the identification requirements, contact the Office of Regulatory Services for further assistance.

Office Locations & Contacts

Office of Regulatory Services

Shopfront Location:
255 Canberra Avenue
Fyshwick A.C.T. 2609

Postal Address:
GPO Box 158
Canberra City A.C.T. 2601

Email Address: [email protected]

Telephone Number:(02) 6207 3000

Telephone Number Outside Australia: +61 (2) 6207 3000

Opening Hours:
9am - 4.30pm
Monday to Friday

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Eligibility

Persons whom are named as either the spouse, domestic partner, parent or child of a deceased person whose death is registered in the A.C.T. may apply for a certified copy of the death certificate.

If you are not named on the death registration you will need to provide evidence of your relationship to the deceased.

Fees

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Documents to Use

Forms: Application for Certificate

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External Links

• Office of Regulatory Services :

http://www.ors.act.gov.au/community/births_deaths_and_marriages/deaths

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