Queensland Consolidated Acts

BIRTHS, DEATHS AND MARRIAGES REGISTRATION ACT 2003 - SECT 29

29 How to apply to register the death of a person

(1) An application to register the death of a person must be in the approved form (a
"death registration application" ).

(2) The application must be given to the registrar within 14 days after the death, or the death is discovered, whichever happens later.

(3) However, the registrar may accept an application given more than 14 days after the death, or the death is discovered, if satisfied the death happened.

(4) Also, the parent of a stillborn child born before 1 May 1989 may give the registrar a death registration application for the child at any time.

Note—

Also see section 7 (Births that may be registered in Queensland) for the requirement to register the birth.

(5) If the person making a death registration application is a funeral director in Queensland, the person must give the application electronically unless the registrar reasonably considers—

(a) it would be impractical to do so because the funeral director’s place of business is located in an area that does not allow for giving the notice electronically; or

(b) other exceptional circumstances do not allow for giving the notice electronically.