Commonwealth Consolidated Acts Commonwealth Consolidated ActsNo. 169, 1984
Compilation No. 13
Compilation date: 14 October 2024
Includes amendments: Act No. 38, 2024
About this compilation
This compilation
This is a compilation of the Registration of Deaths Abroad Act 1984 that shows the text of the law as amended and in force on 14 October 2024 (the compilation date).
The notes at the end of this compilation (the endnotes) include information about amending laws and the amendment history of provisions of the compiled law.
Uncommenced amendments
The effect of uncommenced amendments is not shown in the text of the compiled law. Any uncommenced amendments affecting the law are accessible on the Register (www.legislation.gov.au). The details of amendments made up to, but not commenced at, the compilation date are underlined in the endnotes. For more information on any uncommenced amendments, see the Register for the compiled law.
Application, saving and transitional provisions for provisions and amendments
If the operation of a provision or amendment of the compiled law is affected by an application, saving or transitional provision that is not included in this compilation, details are included in the endnotes.
Editorial changes
For more information about any editorial changes made in this compilation, see the endnotes.
Modifications
If the compiled law is modified by another law, the compiled law operates as modified but the modification does not amend the text of the law. Accordingly, this compilation does not show the text of the compiled law as modified. For more information on any modifications, see the Register for the compiled law.
Self-repealing provisions
If a provision of the compiled law has been repealed in accordance with a provision of the law, details are included in the endnotes.
Contents
Part I--Preliminary
1 Short title
2 Commencement
3 Interpretation
3A Relevant State or Territory seal
4 Application of Act
5 Registrar of Deaths Abroad
6 Acting Registrar
7 Register of Deaths Abroad
Part II--Registration of deaths
8 Deaths registrable under Act
9 Certain disappearances to be taken to be deaths
10 Applications for registration
11 Form of application for registration
12 Registration of death
13 Registration of death on basis of knowledge of Registrar
14 Registration prohibited in certain circumstances
15 Method of registration
16 Entries in Register
Part III--Miscellaneous
17 Signing and sealing documents
18 Index
19 Searches and copies
20 Correction of errors in Register
21 Correction of errors in Certificate of Death Abroad
22 Cancellation of registration
23 Evidence
24 Offences
25 Delegation by Minister
26 Delegation by Registrar
27 Review of decisions
28 Regulations
Endnotes
Endnote 1--About the endnotes
Endnote 2--Abbreviation key
Endnote 3--Legislation history
Endnote 4--Amendment history
The endnotes provide information about this compilation and the compiled law.
The following endnotes are included in every compilation:
Endnote 1--About the endnotes
Endnote 2--Abbreviation key
Endnote 3--Legislation history
Endnote 4--Amendment history
Abbreviation key--Endnote 2
The abbreviation key sets out abbreviations that may be used in the endnotes.
Legislation history and amendment history--Endnotes 3 and 4
Amending laws are annotated in the legislation history and amendment history.
The legislation history in endnote 3 provides information about each law that has amended (or will amend) the compiled law. The information includes commencement details for amending laws and details of any application, saving or transitional provisions that are not included in this compilation.
The amendment history in endnote 4 provides information about amendments at the provision (generally section or equivalent) level. It also includes information about any provision of the compiled law that has been repealed in accordance with a provision of the law.
Editorial changes
The Legislation Act 2003 authorises First Parliamentary Counsel to make editorial and presentational changes to a compiled law in preparing a compilation of the law for registration. The changes must not change the effect of the law. Editorial changes take effect from the compilation registration date.
If the compilation includes editorial changes, the endnotes include a brief outline of the changes in general terms. Full details of any changes can be obtained from the Office of Parliamentary Counsel.
Misdescribed amendments
A misdescribed amendment is an amendment that does not accurately describe how an amendment is to be made. If, despite the misdescription, the amendment can be given effect as intended, then the misdescribed amendment can be incorporated through an editorial change made under section 15V of the Legislation Act 2003.
If a misdescribed amendment cannot be given effect as intended, the amendment is not incorporated and "(md not incorp)" is added to the amendment history.
ad = added or inserted | o = order(s) |
am = amended | Ord = Ordinance |
amdt = amendment | orig = original |
c = clause(s) | par = paragraph(s)/subparagraph(s) |
C[x] = Compilation No. x | /sub-subparagraph(s) |
Ch = Chapter(s) | pres = present |
def = definition(s) | prev = previous |
Dict = Dictionary | (prev ... ) = previously |
disallowed = disallowed by Parliament | Pt = Part(s) |
Div = Division(s) | r = regulation(s)/rule(s) |
ed = editorial change | reloc = relocated |
exp = expires/expired or ceases/ceased to have | renum = renumbered |
effect | rep = repealed |
F = Federal Register of Legislation | rs = repealed and substituted |
gaz = gazette | s = section(s)/subsection(s) |
LA = Legislation Act 2003 | Sch = Schedule(s) |
Sdiv = Subdivision(s) | |
(md) = misdescribed amendment can be given | SLI = Select Legislative Instrument |
effect | SR = Statutory Rules |
(md not incorp) = misdescribed amendment | Sub-Ch = Sub-Chapter(s) |
cannot be given effect | SubPt = Subpart(s) |
mod = modified/modification | underlining = whole or part not |
No. = Number(s) | commenced or to be commenced |
Endnote 3--Legislation history
Act | Number and year | Assent | Commencement | Application, saving and transitional provisions |
169, 1984 | 25 Oct 1984 | 1 Dec 1985 (s 2 and gaz 1985, No S506) |
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63, 1988 | 15 June 1988 | s 100 and Sch: 1 July 1988 (s 2(2) and gaz 1988, No S189) | s 100 | |
70, 1991 | 25 June 1991 | Sch 3: 1 July 1991 (s 2) | -- | |
184, 1994 | 23 Dec 1994 | Sch 3 (item 65): 1 Jan 1995 (s 2) | -- | |
Social Security Legislation Amendment (Youth Allowance Consequential and Related Measures) Act 1998 | 45, 1998 | 17 June 1998 | Sch 13 (item 48): 1 July 1998 (s 2(1)) | -- |
Public Employment (Consequential and Transitional) Amendment Act 1999 | 146, 1999 | 11 Nov 1999 | Sch 1 (items 769-771): 5 Dec 1999 (s 2(1), (2)) | -- |
Foreign Affairs and Trade Legislation Amendment (Application of Criminal Code) Act 2001 | 35, 2001 | 28 Apr 2001 | ||
Military Rehabilitation and Compensation (Consequential and Transitional Provisions) Act 2004 | 52, 2004 | 27 Apr 2004 | Sch 3 (items 33, 34): 1 July 2004 (s 2(1) item 6) | -- |
73, 2008 | 3 July 2008 | Sch 4 (items 436-439): 4 July 2008 (s 2(1) item 64) | -- | |
5, 2011 | 22 Mar 2011 | Sch 7 (item 118): 19 Apr 2011 (s 2(1) item 18) | -- | |
46, 2011 | 27 June 2011 | Sch 2 (items 976-980) and Sch 3 (items 10, 11): 27 Dec 2011 (s 2(1) items 7, 12) | Sch 3 (items 10, 11) | |
136, 2012 | 22 Sept 2012 | Sch 3 (item 6): 22 Sept 2012 (s 2(1) item 35) | -- | |
57, 2016 | 16 Sept 2016 | Sch 1: 16 Feb 2017 (s 2(1) item 2) | Sch 1 (items 38-42) | |
61, 2016 | 23 Sept 2016 | Sch 1 (items 434, 435): 21 Oct 2016 (s 2(1) item 1) | -- | |
Administrative Review Tribunal (Consequential and Transitional Provisions No. 1) Act 2024 | 38, 2024 | 31 May 2024 | Sch 11 (items 3, 6): 14 Oct 2024 (s 2(1) item 2) | -- |
Provision affected | How affected |
Part I |
|
s 3..................... | am No 63, 1988; No 70, 1991; No 184, 1994; No 45, 1998; No 52, 2004; No 136, 2012; No 57, 2016 |
s 3A.................... | ad No 57, 2016 |
s 4A.................... | ad No 35, 2001 |
| rep No 57, 2016 |
s 5..................... | am No 146, 1999; No 73, 2008 |
| rs No 57, 2016 |
s 6..................... | am No 146, 1999; No 73, 2008; No 46, 2011 |
| rs No 57, 2016 |
s 7..................... | am No 57, 2016 |
Part II |
|
s 8..................... | am No 57, 2016 |
s 9..................... | am No 73, 2008; No 57, 2016 |
s 10.................... | am No 57, 2016 |
s 12.................... | am No 73, 2008; No 57, 2016 |
s 13.................... | am No 57, 2016 |
s 14.................... | am No 73, 2008; No 57, 2016 |
s 15.................... | am No 73, 2008; No 57, 2016 |
s 16.................... | am No 73, 2008 |
| rs No 57, 2016 |
Part III |
|
s 17.................... | am No 73, 2008 |
| rs No 57, 2016 |
s 19.................... | am No 73, 2008; No 57, 2016 |
s 20.................... | am No 73, 2008 |
s 21.................... | am No 73, 2008; No 57, 2016; No 61, 2016 |
s 22.................... | am No 73, 2008; No 57, 2016; No 61, 2016 |
s 23.................... | ed C11 |
| am No 57, 2016 |
s 24.................... | am No 35, 2001; No 57, 2016; No 61, 2016 |
s 25.................... | am No 73, 2008; No 5, 2011 |
s 26.................... | am No 146, 1999; No 73, 2008 |
| rs No 57, 2016 |
s 27.................... | am No 57, 2016; No 38, 2024 |