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Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration Act 2023
sec.90Deaths that may be registered in Queensland
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### sec.90 Deaths that may be registered in Queensland
The death of a person may be registered under this Act if—
the person dies in an aircraft or vessel, or in waters, outside Queensland; and
the person’s body is not, between the time the person dies and the time the person’s body arrives in Queensland, taken to a place outside Queensland.
A person dies on a ship travelling non-stop from Sydney to Tokyo. The person’s body is taken by helicopter from the ship to a mortuary in Brisbane. The death may be registered in Queensland.
The death of a person outside Australia may be registered under this Act if the person—
ordinarily resided in Queensland; or
died, leaving real property in Queensland.
The death of a person may be registered under this Act if a Queensland court or a coroner finds, or has found—
that the death happened, but the location of the death is not known; and
the name of the person; and
the date or approximate date of the person’s death.
The death of a person may be registered under this Act if a non-Queensland court or a non-Queensland coroner finds—
that the death happened in Queensland; and
the name of the person; and
the date or approximate date of the person’s death.
The death of a stillborn child born in Queensland before 1 May 1989 may be registered under this Act if, at the same time, the registrar is able to register the birth of the child.
The registrar must not register under this section a death that has been registered in another State or country.
In this section—
non-Queensland coroner means a person who holds a position equivalent to a coroner in another State.
place does not include an aircraft or vessel.
(sec.90-ssec.1) The death of a person may be registered under this Act if— the person dies in an aircraft or vessel, or in waters, outside Queensland; and the person’s body is not, between the time the person dies and the time the person’s body arrives in Queensland, taken to a place outside Queensland. A person dies on a ship travelling non-stop from Sydney to Tokyo. The person’s body is taken by helicopter from the ship to a mortuary in Brisbane. The death may be registered in Queensland.
(sec.90-ssec.2) The death of a person outside Australia may be registered under this Act if the person— ordinarily resided in Queensland; or died, leaving real property in Queensland.
(sec.90-ssec.3) The death of a person may be registered under this Act if a Queensland court or a coroner finds, or has found— that the death happened, but the location of the death is not known; and the name of the person; and the date or approximate date of the person’s death.
(sec.90-ssec.4) The death of a person may be registered under this Act if a non-Queensland court or a non-Queensland coroner finds— that the death happened in Queensland; and the name of the person; and the date or approximate date of the person’s death.
(sec.90-ssec.5) The death of a stillborn child born in Queensland before 1 May 1989 may be registered under this Act if, at the same time, the registrar is able to register the birth of the child.
(sec.90-ssec.6) The registrar must not register under this section a death that has been registered in another State or country.
(sec.90-ssec.7) In this section— non-Queensland coroner means a person who holds a position equivalent to a coroner in another State. place does not include an aircraft or vessel.
- (a) the person dies in an aircraft or vessel, or in waters, outside Queensland; and
- (b) the person’s body is not, between the time the person dies and the time the person’s body arrives in Queensland, taken to a place outside Queensland.
- (a) ordinarily resided in Queensland; or
- (b) died, leaving real property in Queensland.
- (a) that the death happened, but the location of the death is not known; and
- (b) the name of the person; and
- (c) the date or approximate date of the person’s death.
- (a) that the death happened in Queensland; and
- (b) the name of the person; and
- (c) the date or approximate date of the person’s death.