NT Northern Territory Department of Attorney General & Justice : Australia Apply For Death Certificate

Name of the Organization : Northern Territory Department of Attorney General & Justice
Type of Facility : Apply For Death Certificate
Country : Australia

Website : https://nt.gov.au/

Apply For Death Certificate :

A death certificate for a person who has died in the Northern Territory can be obtained in any one of four ways:
** By visiting the public counter at the Darwin, Alice Springs, Katherine or Tennant Creek Births, Deaths and Marriages Offices.

Related : Northern Territory Department of Attorney General & Justice Australia Registration of Changes of Name : www.statusin.org/6931.html

** By downloading the application form which can be filled in and posted or faxed – (if paying by credit card) to the Office at Darwin, Alice Springs, Katherine or Tennant Creek.
** By contacting the Births, Deaths and Marriages Office and requesting an application form which can be posted, e-mailed or faxed to BDM.
** By writing to the Office of Births, Deaths and Marriages with the details of the death. The Births, Deaths and Marriages Office hold Northern Territory records from 1870 to date.
** Or apply online

Apply Online : https://bdmonline.nt.gov.au/cgi-bin/fccgi.exe?w3exec=prepapplic&w3ServerPool=bdmnt
Download Forms: https://nt.gov.au/

All applicants will be required to pay our standard certificate fee on lodging the application, and provide identification as per the Identification Requirements Policy.

An applicant will also need to satisfy the requirements of the Registrar’s Access Policy.

Applications received by mail/fax are required to be accompanied by appropriate identification and the relevant fee (see Fees Schedule). Certificates will be returned by mail to the nominated address within 2 days of application.

If applications are lodged at the counter, death certificates will be available immediately, provided full details have been supplied. Applications received by mail/fax are required to be accompanied by appropriate identification and the relevant fee (see Fees Schedule). Certificates will be returned by mail to the nominated address within 2 days of application.

Register a death :
** All deaths in the Northern Territory (NT) must be registered within seven working days after the burial or cremation.

A death registration statement is usually completed by one of the following :
** the funeral director
** the person who arranges for the disposal of the remains
** a local health worker.
** There is no fee to register a death.
** You will need to make a separate application for a death certificate as they are not automatically issued.

If you are registering a death :
** If you are registering a death, you will need to collect the death registration form from a Births, Deaths and Marriages office, your funeral director or remote health centre.

You will need to provide all of the following information :
** the full name of the deceased, including any alias names
** sex of the deceased
** date and place of birth
** date and place of death
** details of the parents and any marriages, de facto relationships and children
** the last residential address of the deceased
** if the death was reported to a coroner
** the date and place of the burial or cremation including the name of the funeral director.
** You should be as accurate as possible with the information. Do not use white-out on the death registration statement. Cross out and initial any amendments.

The original death registration statement must be submitted to the Darwin or Alice Springs Births, Deaths and Marriages office either :
** in person
** or by mail.