sec.92How to apply to register the death of a person

### sec.92 How to apply to register the death of a person An application to register the death of a person must be— in the form required by the registrar (a death registration application ); and made in an approved way. The application must be given to the registrar within 14 days after— the death happens; or the death is discovered. However, the registrar may accept an application given more than 14 days after the death happens or is discovered, if satisfied the death happened. Also, the parent of a stillborn child born before 1 May 1989 may give the registrar a death registration application for the child at any time. Also see section 7 for the requirement to register the birth. If any of the following documents is issued in relation to the death, the document must accompany the death registration application— the cause of death certificate for the deceased person; a notice under section 97 (2) in relation to the deceased person; an autopsy notice under the Coroners Act 2003 , section 24A (2) (a) in relation to the deceased person; an autopsy certificate under the Coroners Act 2003 , section 24A (3) (a) in relation to the deceased person. If the death of the person is being registered under an order of a court directing the death to be registered, the death registration application must be accompanied by a copy of the order. The registrar may require the applicant to give to the registrar other information the registrar believes is relevant to the death registration application. (sec.92-ssec.1) An application to register the death of a person must be— in the form required by the registrar (a death registration application ); and made in an approved way. (sec.92-ssec.2) The application must be given to the registrar within 14 days after— the death happens; or the death is discovered. (sec.92-ssec.3) However, the registrar may accept an application given more than 14 days after the death happens or is discovered, if satisfied the death happened. (sec.92-ssec.4) Also, the parent of a stillborn child born before 1 May 1989 may give the registrar a death registration application for the child at any time. Also see section 7 for the requirement to register the birth. (sec.92-ssec.5) If any of the following documents is issued in relation to the death, the document must accompany the death registration application— the cause of death certificate for the deceased person; a notice under section 97 (2) in relation to the deceased person; an autopsy notice under the Coroners Act 2003 , section 24A (2) (a) in relation to the deceased person; an autopsy certificate under the Coroners Act 2003 , section 24A (3) (a) in relation to the deceased person. (sec.92-ssec.6) If the death of the person is being registered under an order of a court directing the death to be registered, the death registration application must be accompanied by a copy of the order. (sec.92-ssec.7) The registrar may require the applicant to give to the registrar other information the registrar believes is relevant to the death registration application. - (a) in the form required by the registrar (a death registration application ); and - (b) made in an approved way. - (a) the death happens; or - (b) the death is discovered. - (a) the cause of death certificate for the deceased person; - (b) a notice under section 97 (2) in relation to the deceased person; - (c) an autopsy notice under the Coroners Act 2003 , section 24A (2) (a) in relation to the deceased person; - (d) an autopsy certificate under the Coroners Act 2003 , section 24A (3) (a) in relation to the deceased person.