When do Australian Death Certificates need to be notarised?

If you are sending an Australian Death Certificate to another country, then it is likely that you will want to keep the original death certificate and only send a certified copy. The certified copy must be notarised by a Notary Public before it can be stamped with an Apostille or Authentication from DFAT.

If you will be sending the original Australian Death Certificate overseas, then no notarisation of the original Australian Death Certificate is required. The original Australian Death Certificate can be Apostilled or Authenticated directly by DFAT.

Do I have to send the original death certificate or can I send a certified copy of the death certificate? We recommend you confirm with the requesting authority whether an original death certificate is required or whether you can send a copy of the death certificate certified by a Notary Public.

How Notary Online can help We’ve helped hundreds of Australian send Australian Death Certificates overseas by notarising copies of Death Certificates and having them Apostilled or Authenticated by DFAT. Death Certificates are often required to be sent overseas in order to enable the:

• repatriation of human remains
• closing of foreign bank accounts
• transfer of estate assets

Notary Online offers a streamlined process. We can Notarise an Australian Death Certificate and have it Apostilled or Authenticated by DFAT ASAP. We can send the completed documents to you in Australia or overseas. To book online instantly, follow this link.

How to obtain an Australian Death Certificate

If you wish to obtain an Australian Death Certificate you may apply through the relevant State or Territory Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages. For your convenience, we have provided the links below:

• Australian Capital Territory (ACT)
• New South Wales (NSW)
• Northern Territory (NT)
• Queensland (QLD)
• South Australia (SA)
• Tasmania (TAS)
• Victoria (VIC)
• Western Australia (WA)

If you are requesting a Death Certificate from the Registry solely for the purpose of sending it to another country, you can ask the Registry to send the Death Certificate directly to us to speed up the Notarising and Apostille/Authentication process.

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