What happens if a death certificate is incorrect?
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What happens if a death certificate is incorrect?
A cause of death certificate cannot be issued if the death is reportable to the coroner. However, if the cause of death has changed and the cause of death does now warrant a referral to the coroner, then the incorrect death certificate must be brought to the coroner’s attention.
Who can declare death in Australia?
Section 37 of the Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration Act provides that a person’s treating doctor or a doctor who ‘examines the body of a deceased person after death’ must report the fact of the death and the cause of death to the Registrar.
Who can certify a copy of a death certificate in NSW?
the funeral director (if applying within 2 months of the registration of death) the executor of the estate of the person who has died or. the solicitor acting for next of kin of the estate.
When someone dies where does the death certificate come from?
A Death Certificate is a document produced by the state government that acts as an official identification document for when someone passes away. Your funeral director will ask you for the information required and will register the death after the funeral has taken place.
