Please remember that this is a guide that we created based on our experience in early 2022 and that some things may have changed. You can get in touch with us if you would like assistance to DIY a funeral.
- Call your doctor (if at home) to confirm the death and provide a CAUSE OF DEATH (Form 9). If your loved one dies in a hospital or other facility, a doctor will do this without you needing to ask.
- You fill in APPLICATION FOR PERMISSION TO CREMATE (Form 1) and give to an independent doctor (not the same doctor who provided the CAUSE OF DEATH).
- Independent doctor gives you PERMISSION TO CREMATE (Form 4).
- You will give second copy (blue) of CAUSE OF DEATH (Form 9) along with PERMISSION TO CREMATE (Form 4) to crematorium staff.
- After the cremation, you will fill in the DEATH REGISTRATION APPLICATION (Form 8) and along with the original (white) copy the CAUSE OF DEATH (Form 9) send via a trackable method of post to; Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages – Qld PO Box 15188, CITY EAST QLD 4002.
- You will then apply for a DEATH CERTIFICATE online. Note that it may be best to wait a couple of days to allow time for the registry to receive your Form 8 & Form 9. Consider ordering more than one copy.
- You will need to have your ID certified by a Justice of The Peace and provide this after applying for the DEATH CERTIFICATE. You can post it to address above or have it seen in person at a local courthouse. In Stanthorpe, the easiest way to do this is simply go down to TMR QLD (Court House) and show your ID along with your receipt / receipt number from the Queensland Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages.
- A DEATH CERTIFICATE will be issued and sent out to you. I would have the certified copies made as soon as you can, once the certificate arrives.
More resources – note that these forms may be out of date. Not all of these forms are for you but I have included them as reading them may help understand the process. Please check the Resources page on the main site for current relevant documents.
