SA Death Certificate

This Registry only records events that occurred in South Australia. Please contact the relevant interstate or overseas Registry to obtain your certificate.

When you make this application, understand that you have consented to the release of information provided by you to those Agencies that may choose to validate the information in support of your application. It is extremely important that all your identity documents are accurate and reflect your correct identity information.

When you complete this application, documents provided as proof of identity may have their authenticity verified through the Online National Document Verification Service (DVS). Documents issued by this office may also be verified by other organisations using the DVS.

You will need to upload scanned or photographed images of the following identity documents. At least one document must show your name and postal address and one document must show your signature.

All documents must be current (not expired). Where a secondary document is provided as evidence of your postal address and it has an issue date, it must have been issued within the last three month period.

Option 1

• Australian driver’s licence OR Centrelink concession card OR an Australian passport AND one secondary identity document.

Option 2

• Medicare card AND two secondary identity documents.

Option 3 (overseas residents only)

• Overseas passport OR overseas driver’s licence AND two secondary identity documents. If your identity documents are in another language, they must be translated into English by an accredited translator.

FAILED ACCESS POLICY

You can only apply for this death certificate if you provide written authorisation from the subject person's spouse, de facto partner, registered partner, parent or child. To provide written authorisation, select the 'Authorised Agent' relation and upload the required documents.

You must upload two forms of identification for the person giving you authority to apply for this certificate. At least one document must show name and address and one document must show signature.

Please ensure your details match those on your identity documents

Please upload three different types of identity documents. Make sure to select a different option in each of the three upload sections to help us verify your identity.

I, the undersigned, confirm that I am the person entitled to apply for the requested certificate and that the information provided in this application is true and correct.

I hereby authorise certificates-au.com to act as a third party on my behalf, including preparing, lodging, paying for, and managing my application with the relevant Australian Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages.

I expressly consent to certificates-au.com submitting this application in my name and communicating with the Registry on my behalf in relation to this request.

I further provide my express consent for my identity documents and personal information to be verified through the Commonwealth’s Document Verification Service (DVS) or any approved third-party verification system, for the sole purpose of confirming my identity in connection with this application.

I confirm that I am authorised to provide the personal details presented, and I consent to my information being checked with the document issuer or official record holder via third-party systems for identity verification purposes.

By signing below, I acknowledge and agree to the above authorisation and consent.