Who is responsible for registering the death
If a Cause of Death Certificate has been obtained, duty to provide the information to the Registrar lies with the following people:
- A relative of the deceased, present at the death
- A relative of the deceased, in attendance during the last illness
- A relative of the deceased, residing or being in the sub-district where the death occurred
If the above cannot be found, duty passes to one of the following:
- The person present at the death
- The caretaker or occupier*, if he or she knew of the death
- The person causing the disposal of the body
If the death has been referred to the coroner, duty to provide information to the Registrar lies with the following people:
- Any relative of the deceased having knowledge of any of the particulars required to be registered
- Any person present at the death
- Any person who found the body
- Any person in charge of the body
- The person causing the disposal of the body
"Occupier" in relation to a public institution includes the governor, keeper, master, matron, superintendent or other chief resident officer.
