REGISTRATION OF DEATHS ABROAD REGULATIONS 1985 - made under the Registration of Deaths Abroad Act 1984 - TABLE OF PROVISIONS 1. Name of Regulations [see Note 1] 2. Interpretation 3. Form of application for registration 4. Manner of making an application for registration 5. Particulars to be contained in Certificate of Death Abroad 6. Certificate of Death Abroad to be entered in the Register 7. Fees 8. Form of certificates by Registrar 9. Manner of giving notices SCHEDULE 1 SCHEDULE 2 Certificate of a death abroad REGISTRATION OF DEATHS ABROAD REGULATIONS 1985 - REG 1 Name of Regulations [see Note 1] These Regulations are the Registration of Deaths Abroad Regulations 1985. REGISTRATION OF DEATHS ABROAD REGULATIONS 1985 - REG 2 Interpretation In these Regulations, the Act means the Registration of Deaths Abroad Act 1984. REGISTRATION OF DEATHS ABROAD REGULATIONS 1985 - REG 3 Form of application for registration For the purposes of paragraph 11 (1) (a) of the Act, the prescribed form of application for the registration of the death of a person is: (a) Form 1 where the person died otherwise than in circumstances mentioned in paragraph 9 (1) (a) of the Act; or (b) Form 2 where the person disappeared as mentioned in that paragraph. REGISTRATION OF DEATHS ABROAD REGULATIONS 1985 - REG 4 Manner of making an application for registration For the purposes of paragraph 11 (1) (b) of the Act, the prescribed manner of making an application for the registration of the death of a person is: (a) where the person is a prescribed person in relation to whom paragraph 8 (1) (a) of the Act applies -- by furnishing an application in Form 1 to the Registrar or to a registering officer in the country or place where the person died; (b) where the person died on board an Australian aircraft or on board an Australian ship -- by furnishing an application in Form 1 to the Registrar or to a registering officer at the port at which the aircraft or ship first called after that death; (c) where the person died on board a flying craft (other than an Australian aircraft) on an Australian flight or on board a ship (other than an Australian ship) on an Australian voyage -- by furnishing an application in Form 1 to the Registrar or to a registering officer at the port at which the aircraft or ship first called after that death; (d) where the person disappeared from an Australian aircraft while that aircraft was in flight or from an Australian ship while that ship was at sea -- by furnishing an application in Form 2 to the Registrar or to a registering officer at the port at which the aircraft or ship first called after that disappearance became known; or (e) where the person disappeared from a flying craft (other than an Australian aircraft) while that aircraft was in flight on an Australian flight or from a ship (other than an Australian ship) while that ship was at sea on an Australian voyage -- by furnishing an application in Form 2 to the Registrar or to a registering officer at the port at which the aircraft or ship first called after that disappearance became known. REGISTRATION OF DEATHS ABROAD REGULATIONS 1985 - REG 5 Particulars to be contained in Certificate of Death Abroad For the purposes of subsection 15 (1) of the Act, in respect of the registration of the death of a person the prescribed particulars relating to the person, death and registering officer are the particulars referred to in Schedule 2. REGISTRATION OF DEATHS ABROAD REGULATIONS 1985 - REG 6 Certificate of Death Abroad to be entered in the Register For the purposes of subsection 16 (2) of the Act, all particulars contained in each Certificate of Death Abroad are required to be entered in the Register. REGISTRATION OF DEATHS ABROAD REGULATIONS 1985 - REG 7 Fees For the purposes of subsection 19 (3) of the Act, the following fees are prescribed: (a) for issuing a copy of an entry in the Register -- $15 (b) for issuing an extract from an entry in the Register -- $12 (c) for issuing a notification of the result of a search for an entry in the index and the Register -- $6. REGISTRATION OF DEATHS ABROAD REGULATIONS 1985 - REG 8 Form of certificates by Registrar For the purposes of paragraph 19 (3) (b) of the Act: (a) Form 3 is the prescribed form of certificate by the Registrar of a copy of an entry in the Register; and (b) Form 4 is the prescribed form of certificate by the Registrar of an extract from an entry in the Register. REGISTRATION OF DEATHS ABROAD REGULATIONS 1985 - REG 9 Manner of giving notices For the purposes of subsections 21 (4) and 22 (4) of the Act, a notice required to be given under either of those subsections to a person who has made an application for the registration of a death may be given by causing the notice to be posted in a registered letter addressed to the person at the person's address given in that application. REGISTRATION OF DEATHS ABROAD REGULATIONS 1985 - SCHEDULE 1 Form 1 Application for registration of a death abroad (regulations 3 and 4) COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA Registration of Deaths Abroad Regulations APPLICATION FOR REGISTRATION OF A DEATH ABROAD PARTICULARS OF DECEASED 1 Surname 2 Christian or given names 3 Date and time of death (as precisely as is known) 4 Place of death 5 If death occurred on board a flying craft or ship: (a) name or flight number of flying craft or name of ship (b) name of carrier or registered owner (c) location of craft or ship at time of death (d) port of origin of the flight or voyage (e) port of destination of the flight or voyage 6 Sex 7 Age at death 8 Place of birth 8A Last known occupation 9 Nationality 10 Conjugal status 11 Name of spouse 12 Names and ages of living children 13 Father's full name 14 Mother's full name and maiden surname 15 Usual place of residence 16 Where the person resided in a State or Territory of Australia at any time: (a) the address or addresses at which the person resided in any such State or Territory, so far as known to the applicant (b) the period or periods during which the person resided at that address, or each of those addresses, so far as known to the applicant 17 Grounds (if any) on which the applicant has reason to believe that the person: (a) was an Australian citizen (b) ordinarily resided in Australia or in an external Territory of Australia (c) was in receipt of a pension, allowance or benefit under the Social Security Act 1991 (d) was in receipt of a pension, allowance or benefit under the Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986 or the Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 2004 PARTICULARS OF BENEFITS PAYABLE BY COMMONWEALTH 18 If the deceased was in receipt of a salary, pension, allowance or other benefit from the Commonwealth or an authority of the Commonwealth, details of the benefit MEDICAL PARTICULARS 19 Cause of death (if known) 20 Name of medical practitioner, coroner or other authority furnishing medical particulars PARTICULARS OF BURIAL/CREMATION (omit whichever is not applicable) 21 Date of burial/cremation 22 Place of burial/cremation PARTICULARS OF APPLICANT 23 Surname 24 Christian or given names 25 Usual place of residence and other address (if any) for correspondence 26 Relationship to deceased 27 If not related, duration of period applicant knew deceased 28 Grounds on which the applicant knows the identity of the deceased 29 Title or rank 30 Occupation 31 Whether an application for registration of the death has been made to any other authority 32 Authority to which that application was made 33 Whether that application was refused 34 Signature of applicant certifying correctness of particulars 35 Date of signing Form 2 Application for registration of the death abroad of a person who has disappeared (regulations 3 and 4) COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA Registration of Deaths Abroad Regulations APPLICATION FOR REGISTRATION OF THE DEATH ABROAD OF A PERSON WHO HAS DISAPPEARED PARTICULARS OF PERSON WHO HAS DISAPPEARED 1 Surname 2 Christian or given names 3 Date and time when person was last seen alive 4 Place where person was last seen alive 5 Names and addresses of persons who last saw that person alive 6 Such particulars of the time at which, the date on which, and the circumstances in which, the person disappeared as are known to the applicant 7 Particulars of the grounds the applicant has for believing that the person has died 8 Particulars of the flying craft or ship from which the person disappeared (a) name or flight number of flying craft or name of ship (b) name of carrier or registered owner (c) location of flying craft or ship at time of disappearance (d) port of origin of the flight or voyage (e) port of destination of the flight or voyage 9 Sex 10 Age at time of disappearance 11 Place of birth 11A Last known occupation 12 Nationality 13 Conjugal status 14 Name of spouse 15 Names and ages of living children 16 Father's full name 17 Mother's full name and maiden surname 18 Usual place of residence 19 Where the person resided in a State or Territory of Australia at any time: (a) the address or addresses at which the person resided in any such State or Territory, so far as known to the applicant (b) the period or periods during which the person resided at that address, or each of those addresses, so far as known to the applicant 20 Grounds (if any) on which the applicant has reason to believe that the person (a) was an Australian citizen (b) ordinarily resided in Australia or in an external Territory of Australia (c) was in receipt of a pension, allowance or benefit under the Social Security Act 1991 (d) was in receipt of a pension, allowance or benefit under the Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986 or the Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 2004 PARTICULARS OF BENEFITS PAYABLE BY COMMONWEALTH 21 If the person was in receipt of a salary, pension, allowance or other benefit from the Commonwealth or an authority of the Commonwealth, the nature of the benefit DOCUMENTS IN SUPPORT OF APPLICATION 22 List the documents furnished as evidence that the person is dead PARTICULARS OF APPLICANT 23 Surname 24 Christian or given names 25 Usual place of residence and other address (if any) for correspondence 26 Relationship to deceased 27 If not related, duration of period applicant knew deceased 28 Grounds on which the applicant knows the identity of the person who has disappeared 29 Title or rank 30 Occupation 31 Whether an application for registration of the death has been made to any other authority 32 Authority to which that application was made 33 Whether that application was refused 34 Signature of applicant certifying correctness of particulars 35 Date of signing Form 3 Certificate of an entry in the register of deaths abroad (paragraph 8 (a)) COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA Registration of Deaths Abroad Regulations CERTIFICATE OF AN ENTRY IN THE REGISTER OF DEATHS ABROAD I, (insert full name), the Registrar of Deaths Abroad, certify that the above is a true copy of an entry in the Register of Deaths Abroad kept by me under the Registration of Deaths Abroad Act 1984. Dated 19 . Registrar Form 4 Certificate of an extract from an entry in the register of deaths abroad (paragraph 8 (b)) COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA Registration of Deaths Abroad Regulations CERTIFICATE OF AN EXTRACT FROM AN ENTRY IN THE REGISTER OF DEATHS ABROAD I, (insert full name), the Registrar of Deaths Abroad, certify that an entry in the Register of Deaths Abroad kept by me under the Registration of Deaths Abroad Act 1984 gives the following particulars concerning the death of (insert name of person who has died or of person who has disappeared and is deemed to have died): Date of death or Date on which person was last seen alive* Place of death or Location of flying craft or ship when person was last seen alive* Dated 19 . Registrar * Omit whichever is not applicable REGISTRATION OF DEATHS ABROAD REGULATIONS 1985 - SCHEDULE 2 Certificate of a death abroad (regulation 5) PARTICULARS OF PERSON WHO HAS DIED OR DISAPPEARED 1 Surname 2 Christian or given names 3 Date of death or date on which person was last seen alive 4 Place of death or location of flying craft or ship when person was last seen alive 5 Sex 6 Age at death or disappearance 7 Place of birth 7A. Last known occupation 8 Usual place of residence 9 Nationality 10 Conjugal status 11 Name of spouse 12 Names and ages of living children 13 Father's full name 14 Mother's full name and maiden surname MEDICAL PARTICULARS *15 Cause of death *16 Name of medical practitioner, coroner or authority furnishing particulars PARTICULARS OF BURIAL/CREMATION (omit whichever is not applicable) *17 Date of burial/cremation *18 Place of burial/cremation PERSON FURNISHING PARTICULARS 19 Surname 20 Christian or given names 21 Usual place of residence and address (if any) for correspondence 22 Relationship to deceased 23 Title or rank 24 Occupation 25 Name of registering officer 26 Place of registration 27 Date application received by registering officer * These particulars do not apply in the case of a person who has disappeared REGISTRATION OF DEATHS ABROAD REGULATIONS 1985 - NOTES Compilation Information [GRAPHIC]Registration of Deaths Abroad Regulations 1985 Statutory Rules 1985 No. 304 as amended This compilation was prepared on 1 July 2004taking into account amendments up to SR 2004 No. 179 Prepared by the Office of Legislative Drafting,Attorney-General's Department, Canberra REGISTRATION OF DEATHS ABROAD REGULATIONS 1985 - NOTES REGISTRATION OF DEATHS ABROAD REGULATIONS 1985Notes to the Registration of Deaths Abroad Regulations 1985 Note 1 The Registration of Deaths Abroad Regulations 1985 (in force under the Registration of Deaths Abroad Act 1984) as shown in this compilation comprise Statutory Rules 1985 No. 304 amended as indicated in the Tables below. Table of Statutory Rules Year and number Date of notification in Gazette Date ofcommencement Application, saving ortransitional provisions 1985 No. 304 21 Nov 1985 1 Dec 1985 (see Gazette 1985, No. S506) 1989 No. 338 7 Dec 1989 7 Dec 1989 -- 2004 No. 179 1 July 2004 1 July 2004 -- Table of Amendments ad. = added or inserted am. = amended rep. = repealed rs. = repealed and substituted Provision affected How affected R. 1 rs. 2004 No. 179 R. 7 am. 1989 No. 338 Schedule 1 Schedule 1 am. 1989 No. 338 Form 1 1985 No. 304 am. 1989 No. 338; 2004 No. 179 Form 2 1985 No. 304 am. 1989 No. 338; 2004 No. 179 Form 3 1985 No. 304 Form 4 1985 No. 304 Schedule 2 Schedule 2 am. 1989 No. 338