25FCancellation and correction of death certificate

#### 25F Cancellation and correction of death certificate (1) If a death certificate: (a) has been wrongly issued; or (b) ceases to be in accordance with the information available in the relevant Department; or (c) is incorrect in a particular; a competent authority may, by notice served on the person who has the death certificate, ask the person to give the death certificate to the competent authority. (2) The person commits an offence if the person does not give the death certificate to the competent authority as soon as practicable. Penalty: 5 penalty units, or imprisonment for 3 months. (3) A competent authority who receives a death certificate after a request under subregulation (1) must cancel or correct the death certificate. (4) If a death certificate is incorrect in a particular: (a) a competent authority may, in accordance with this Part, issue a corrected certificate even though the incorrect death certificate has not been cancelled; but (b) the issue of a corrected certificate is taken not to affect the rights of a person who acts in reliance on the incorrect death certificate and without knowledge of the issue of the corrected certificate.