10Form of declaration of life extinct

10 Form of declaration of life extinct

(1)  A declaration of life extinct is to be in a form determined by the Director of Local Government.

(2)  The Director of Local Government may approve –

(a) a form for a declaration of life extinct for the purposes of regulation 7(1)(b) and regulation 9(1)(b) ; and

(b) a form for a declaration of life extinct for the purposes of regulation 9(3) and (5) .

(3)  A form determined by the Director of Local Government in relation to a declaration of life extinct is to provide for the provision of information that, in the interests of public health or public safety, the Director considers appropriate.

(4)  The declaration of life extinct is to be issued in triplicate.

(5)  The person issuing the declaration of life extinct is to, as soon as practicable –

(a) hand the original copy of the declaration to the person who apparently has custody of the human remains; and

(b) forward the duplicate copy of the declaration to the medical practitioner named in the declaration as the medical practitioner who is to issue a medical certificate; and

(c) forward the triplicate copy of the declaration to the Registrar of Births, Deaths and Marriages.

(6)  A person must not complete any part of a declaration of life extinct if that person –

(a) knows that he or she is related to the deceased person; or

(b) has, in the previous 5 years, had a fiduciary relationship with the deceased person; or

(c) has any pecuniary interest in the estate of the deceased person.

Penalty:  Fine not exceeding 20 penalty units.