Queensland Consolidated Acts

BIRTHS, DEATHS AND MARRIAGES REGISTRATION ACT 2003 - SECT 26

26 Deaths that must be registered in Queensland

(1) The death of a person must be registered under this Act if—

(a) the person dies in Queensland; or

(b) a Queensland court, other than the Coroners Court—

(i) finds—

(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

(ii) makes an order that—

(A) directs that the death be registered; and

(B) states the findings mentioned in paragraph (b) (i) and any other particulars about the death prescribed under a regulation; or

(c) a coroner finds—

(i) that the death happened in Queensland; and

(ii) the name of the person; and

(iii) the date or approximate date of the person’s death.

(2) In this section—

"coroner" means a coroner under the Coroners Act 1958 or the Coroners Act 2003 .

"Coroners Court" means the Coroners Court under the Coroners Act 1958 or the Coroners Act 2003 .

"person" includes a stillborn child born after 30 April 1989.