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==Procedure==
*Complete the application form at the Registry or print an online application form.
*You must have an appropriate original identification with you.
*Submit the completed form at:
::Registry of Births, Deaths & Marriages
::Level 10, 141 St Georges Terrace Perth
::between 8.30 am - 4.30 pm, Monday to Friday

*Or Post the completed form (pages 1 & 2) to:
::Registry of Births, Deaths & Marriages
::PO Box 7720 Cloisters Square
::PERTH WA 6850

*Certificates will only be issued where:
**you are eligible to receive the certificate
**suitable identification is provided
**fees are paid

==Required Documents==
*If you are applying for a certificate or a change of name or a correction, you must provide at least three forms of identification:
**ONE document from each list (1, 2 and 3). At least one containing a photograph; or
**ONE from List 1 and TWO from List 2. At least one containing a photograph; or
**TWO from List 2 and ONE from List 3. At least one containing a signature.
*All forms of identification produced MUST be current.
*Documents from List 3 MUST show your current residential address.
*Bank statements, utility accounts or rates notices MUST have been issued within the last six months.
*Applying in person - original documents must be provided
*Applying by post - send clear certified photocopies of your identification documents with your application. Do not post original documents.

Certification requirements
*Photocopies of identification will only be accepted if they are certified by a qualified person as being "true copies" of the original documents. Information about who can certify documents is attached to the downloadable application form below.

List 1
*Australian driver's licence (with photo)
*Australian passport (with photo)
*Australian firearm's licence (with photo)
*Defence force/Police ID card (with photo)
*Department of Immigration and Citizenship (DIAC) certificate with of evidence of residence status (with photo)
*Over 18 or Proof of Age identity card (with photo)

List 2
*Debit or Credit card (one or the other, not both) issued by a financial institution
*Document of Identity issued by the Passport Office
*Entitlement card issued by the Commonwealth or State Government (Centrelink, Health Care card, Veterans Affairs card etc)
*Full birth certificate issued in Australia (birth extracts not accepted)
*Medicare card
*Naturalisation, citizenship or immigration papers issued by DIAC
*Overseas passport with current Australian Entry Permit
*Security guard or crowd control licence (Australian)
*Student identity document or Statement of enrolment issued by an educational institution, including Tertiary (should include photo and/or signature)
*Working with children card

List 3
*Drivers licence renewal notice
*Financial institution statement less than six months old
*Motor vehicle registration
*Property lease or tenancy agreement
*Shire/water rates notice
*School or other educational report or certificate less than twelve months old
*Utility account less than six months old (e.g. gas, electricity, home phone etc)

Applying for certificates on behalf of another person
*If you are applying for a certificate on behalf of another person, you must provide the following:
*Identification for yourself;
*Identification of the person who is entitled to the document as stated in the Registry's Certificate Access policy.

==Office Locations & Contacts==
Postal Address
::Registry of Births, Deaths & Marriages
::PO Box 7720 Cloisters Square
::PERTH WA 6850

In Person
::Registry of Births, Deaths & Marriages
::Level 10, 141 St Georges Terrace Perth
::between 8.30 am - 4.30 pm, Monday to Friday

All Courts can fax applications for death certificates for the period 1841 onwards to the Perth Registry Office for processing. Selected Courts (see below) have online facilities and are able to produce death certificates from 1966 onwards usually on the same day.

Courts with online facility <br>
Albany Court
:Department of the Attorney General
:184 Stirling Terrace
:ALBANY WA 6330
:Phone: (08) 9845 5200

Armadale Court
:Department of the Attorney General
:109 Jull Street
:ARMADALE WA 6112
:Phone: (08) 9399

==Eligibility==
*The current spouse, current defacto or children named on the death certificate can apply for the certificate.
*A person must be at least 16 years of age to apply for a certificate and must provide three forms of their identification.
*If you are not eligible to apply for a certificate you must provide the written consent or authority from an eligible person and you must also provide three forms of identification for yourself and that person (see certification requirements and Letter of Authority download on this page).
*There is unrestricted access and no identification requirements are needed for deaths that occurred 30 years ago or more.

==Fees==
*Certificates
**Death certificate (including a search over any period not exceeding ten years) - $44
*Additional Priority
**Priority service, in addition to any other fee (not payable for deaths from 1984 onwards when lodged in person at the Perth Registry Office or Albany, Armadale, Bunbury, Fremantle, Geraldton, Joondalup, Kalgoorlie, Mandurah, Midland or Rockingham Court) - $34
*Search Fees
**Search in an index (including a search over any period not exceeding ten years), includes a Result of Search certificate - $31
*These fees were set 1 July 2009.

Payment Options
*The following payment methods are accepted at registry:
**Credit card - MasterCard or Visa only and card number must have 16 digits.
**Available at the Perth Registry and selected Western Australian courts
**No other credit cards or travellers cheques will be accepted
**Eftpos (debit card) when paying in person at the Perth Registry or at selected Western Australian courts.
**Cheque or money order - made payable to: Registrar of Births, Deaths and Marriages.
**Note: When paying at a Western Australian court, cheques or money orders should be made payable to the "Department of the Attorney General".
**Cash - when paying in person at the Perth Registry or at a Western Australian court.
**Overseas applicants - Must pay in Australian dollars using an international money order or bank draft made payable to: Registrar of Births, Deaths and Marriages.

==Validity==
Explain the time until which the certificate/document is valid.
e.g. Birth Certificate Valid Forever

==Documents to Use==
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==Sample Documents==
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==Processing Time==
Perth Registry Office
:In Person:
::* 1966 onwards: While you wait
::*1841 to 1965: If collected, two working days
::*1841 to 1965 where additional priority service fee paid: While you wait
::*1841 onwards: If posted, allow up to two working days plus postal delivery time

:By Mail
::*1841 onwards: Allow up to two working days from date of receipt plus postal delivery time
::*1841 onwards where additional priority service fee paid: Processed within 24 hours of receipt plus postal delivery time

Online courts
*1966 onwards: Usually same-day service
*1841-1965: Application faxed to Perth. Allow up to two working days plus postal delivery time
*1841-1965 where additional priority fee paid: Application faxed to Perth and processed within 24 hours of receipt, plus postal delivery time

Other Regional Courts
*1841 onwards: Application faxed to Perth. Allow up to two working days plus postal delivery time
*1841 onwards, where additional priority fee paid: Application faxed to Perth and processed within 24 hours from date of receipt plus postal delivery time

==Related Videos==
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==Instructions==
*On payment of a fee and subject to eligibility, the Western Australian Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages can provide a certificate from a registration that occurred and was registered in Western Australia since 1 September 1841.
*If the event occurred in another State, contact the relevant Registry Office.
*When applying for a certificate in person three forms of identification must be provided. Photocopies must be certified by a qualified person.
*When applying by post, three forms of photocopied and certified identification documents must be provided with your application. Do not post original documents.
*There are conditions that the Registrar of Births, Deaths and Marriages must consider when granting access to certificates under Part 8 Division 4 of the Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration Act 1998.
*In Western Australia, death certificates are available to:
**The next of kin named on the death certificate, ie spouse (married/defacto), parent or child (16 years of age or over) of the deceased and named on the death certificate.
**The funeral director (within three months of the registration of death).
**Solicitor acting for next of kin or Estate.
**Executor of the Estate.
*For a full list of eligible applicants - see our Death Certificate Access Policy information.
*Photocopies of identification will only be accepted if they are certified by a qualified person as being "true copies" of the original documents.
*The Registry is unable to accept applications by phone, fax, email or online.

==Required Information==
Applicant details
*Applicants Name
*Postal Address
*Reason certificate is required
*Your relationship to the person named on the certificate
*Telephone Number
*Date of Application

Certificate Details
*Full name (Sur Name and Given Names)
*Date of Death
*Place of Death
*Mothers Name
*Fathers Name
*Residential Address

==Need for the Document==
Deaths that occurred in Western Australia since 1841 are registered in the Western Australian Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages. The Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration Act 1998 requires that a persons death is registered within 14 days of the date of death.

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==Other uses of the Document/Certificate==
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