After a person passes away, the executor or a family member will
be asked to provide details for that person which together with the
medical cause of death certificate from the medical practitioner
who pronounced the death will become the Death Certificate.
The details on the Death Certificate include marital status,
occupation, family details, burial or cremation details and the
cause of death.
Usually, the funeral director will complete the form from the
details provided to them and arrange for the registration of the
death. The Death Certificate will then be forwarded to you in 2 to
3 weeks after the funeral.
The Death Certificate can be used to administer a person's
estate, initially to notify government agencies, banks,
superannuation accounts, share registries and any other
associations that need to be dealt with when a person dies. These
entities may require further documents such as a grant of Probate
to finalise administration of an estate but they do
