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Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration Act 2023
sec.95Court order relating to registration of death
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### sec.95 Court order relating to registration of death
The District Court, on application by an interested person or on its own initiative, may order the registrar to—
register the death of a person who died in Queensland; or
include or correct information about a person’s death in the register of deaths.
However, a person must not apply for an order under subsection (1) if the person has, under section 124 , applied to QCAT for a review of a decision of the registrar in relation to the same matter.
An order under subsection (1) (a) must state—
that the death happened in Queensland; and
the name of the person; and
the date or approximate date of the person’s death; and
any other particulars about the death prescribed by regulation.
For subsection (3) (d) , the District Court is only required to state the particulars about the death that are available to the court at the time of making the order.
(sec.95-ssec.1) The District Court, on application by an interested person or on its own initiative, may order the registrar to— register the death of a person who died in Queensland; or include or correct information about a person’s death in the register of deaths.
(sec.95-ssec.2) However, a person must not apply for an order under subsection (1) if the person has, under section 124 , applied to QCAT for a review of a decision of the registrar in relation to the same matter.
(sec.95-ssec.3) An order under subsection (1) (a) must state— that the death happened in Queensland; and the name of the person; and the date or approximate date of the person’s death; and any other particulars about the death prescribed by regulation.
(sec.95-ssec.4) For subsection (3) (d) , the District Court is only required to state the particulars about the death that are available to the court at the time of making the order.
- (a) register the death of a person who died in Queensland; or
- (b) include or correct information about a person’s death in the register of deaths.
- (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; and
- (d) any other particulars about the death prescribed by regulation.