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I wasn't able to photocopy these records - is it possible to get them sent as paper copies?

Thanks (I love in the UK)

Getting printed copies used to be available - but it was more expensive than getting digital copies (for records not currently digitised). It appears this option has been removed, although a message to the archives may clarify this. (There was no ID requirement and payment was by credit card online)

As others have said, there are other options that should allow you to print. If you have a printer attached to your computer, the program you use to display the images should include a print option. If you do not have such a program, I use a readily available, easy to use, free image display program. It sizes the images perfectly to fit the paper size you are printing. Not sure if  this site allows me to name the software. Send me a PM if you are interested in same.

Then again, they are both on the electoral roll in the ACT in 1963
living at 31 Stewart Street, Griffith.

I've seen many of the later WA death records without parent names - it may relate to when the indexes were created. I've not seen a birth index without parent names but given this one is 1918, it could be done in more recent times. Perhaps they are following the England/Wales index ideas!

The birth certificate would have whatever parent names were provided (presumably at least a mother) - but death certificates would/would not depending on the knowledge of the informant.

WA certificates contain much the same information as those from the eastern mainland states.

Did your father make a will? I'm not up to date on NSW laws but in Qld it is relatively easy to access wills of recently deceased people if the will went to probate. The Qld probate records contain a copy of the death certificate & NSW ones probably do as well (If a copy rather than a certified copy is sufficient for your needs)

Otherwise as the daughter of the deceased I would think you are entitled to a copy of his death certificate and you should simply apply.

Having reread your original statement - do you want a certificate or are you simply arguing about the words/procedure of the BDM registry? Every state is similar. You have to jump a few hoops to get copies of recent certificates.

The slightly ghoulish part of me wonders at the process of stacked burials, particularly when you learn of instances of more than two burials in the same plot.

The grave is reopened for the second burial, then hopefully the slab cover is replaced and the headstone updated. The latter options haven't always happened - you will probably find some at rookwood where the graves look somewhat dilapidated.