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Australia / Re: Want to get a death certificate
« on: Monday 16 February 09 14:16 GMT (UK) »
Hi Ruskie
I was a little surprised to see 1985 listed - I would have thought there may be at least a 30 year closure - but perhaps there is NO closure on wills - I really don't know the law in regard to such things.
The latest will I have looked at in the archives was 1952, so I can't speak with any authority past that date - but if the records are available at the archives, I assume they can be accessed - and there is certainly a death certificate with wills - so there it is. The registry demands 50 years for unrestricted access to death certificates - Wills (same department - justice) apparently does not. Should one say "The law is an ...." without ID Victoria provides death certificates to 1985, NSW to 1978 and I don't know about the other states. Mish mash probably describes it.
I have tried to find something on the justice web site as to applying for a copy of probate, with no joy. I can find how to apply for probate of a will
Trish
Edit: Quickest option may be to call the archives and ask them what is available.
I was a little surprised to see 1985 listed - I would have thought there may be at least a 30 year closure - but perhaps there is NO closure on wills - I really don't know the law in regard to such things.
The latest will I have looked at in the archives was 1952, so I can't speak with any authority past that date - but if the records are available at the archives, I assume they can be accessed - and there is certainly a death certificate with wills - so there it is. The registry demands 50 years for unrestricted access to death certificates - Wills (same department - justice) apparently does not. Should one say "The law is an ...." without ID Victoria provides death certificates to 1985, NSW to 1978 and I don't know about the other states. Mish mash probably describes it.
I have tried to find something on the justice web site as to applying for a copy of probate, with no joy. I can find how to apply for probate of a will
Trish
Edit: Quickest option may be to call the archives and ask them what is available.