Important paperwork and notifications you will need to make includes:
- The Queensland Government Register of Births, Deaths and Marriages will issue a Death Certificate in the weeks following the burial or cremation. It is possible for you to lodge the registration of the death with the government, or your funeral director can do it.
- For burials you will be issued a certificate of burial, including a record of your ownership of the burial right (the plot) by the Council.
- When receiving ashes, the crematorium should provide you with a certificate of cremation and certification that the box you are receiving contains the cremated remains of your loved one. You may need these certificates to travel on a plane with the ashes.
Placing a death or funeral notice in the newspaper is not a legal requirement. Newspapers charge advertising fees for these notices. If you ask a funeral director to place the notice on your behalf, they may produce a notice that includes their logo. Newspapers charge per line, so you would then be paying for the funeral director’s advertising too. Ask for a notice without their logo to reduce the price. You can use social media to let people know about the death and the funeral.
