sec.91Responsibility to apply to have death registered

### sec.91 Responsibility to apply to have death registered If the death of a person must be registered in Queensland, a spouse or relative of the deceased person must apply to register the death, unless the spouse or relative has a reasonable excuse. Maximum penalty—20 penalty units. If the registrar does not receive an application under subsection (1) , the registrar may require 1 of the following persons to apply to register the death— the person in charge of the place where the person died; the person finding the body; the person arranging for the disposal of the deceased person’s body. a hospital or nursing home a personal representative or funeral director A person must comply with the registrar’s requirement, unless the person has a reasonable excuse. Maximum penalty—20 penalty units. A person does not commit an offence against subsection (1) if someone else has applied to register the death. In this section— relative includes a relative by marriage. (sec.91-ssec.1) If the death of a person must be registered in Queensland, a spouse or relative of the deceased person must apply to register the death, unless the spouse or relative has a reasonable excuse. Maximum penalty—20 penalty units. (sec.91-ssec.2) If the registrar does not receive an application under subsection (1) , the registrar may require 1 of the following persons to apply to register the death— the person in charge of the place where the person died; the person finding the body; the person arranging for the disposal of the deceased person’s body. a hospital or nursing home a personal representative or funeral director (sec.91-ssec.3) A person must comply with the registrar’s requirement, unless the person has a reasonable excuse. Maximum penalty—20 penalty units. (sec.91-ssec.4) A person does not commit an offence against subsection (1) if someone else has applied to register the death. (sec.91-ssec.5) In this section— relative includes a relative by marriage. - (a) the person in charge of the place where the person died; - (b) the person finding the body; - (c) the person arranging for the disposal of the deceased person’s body. Example of a place mentioned in subsection (2) (a) — a hospital or nursing home Example of a person mentioned in subsection (2) (c) — a personal representative or funeral director