Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2024C01048:reg:54
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2024C01048
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 54
Character Range: 65618–67049

54  Cancellation and correction of death certificates
 (1) If the Minister is satisfied that a death certificate (the original certificate) is incorrect, the Minister must:
 (a) require the return of the original certificate; and
 (b) either:
 (i) cancel the original certificate; or
 (ii) issue a corrected death certificate.
 (2) Subsection (1) applies whether the original certificate is incorrect in respect of:
 (a) a particular set out in the certificate; or
 (b) the death of the member.
 (3) If the original certificate is not returned, cancelling the original certificate or issuing a corrected death certificate does not affect the rights of a person acting in good faith in reliance on the original certificate.

Offences
 (4) A person commits an offence if:
 (a) the person has possession or control of a death certificate; and
 (b) the Minister requires the person to return the death certificate; and
 (c) the person fails to comply with the requirement as soon as practicable.
Penalty: 10 penalty units.
 (5) A person commits an offence if:
 (a) the person has possession or control of a death certificate; and
 (b) either:
 (i) the Minister requires the person to return the death certificate; or
 (ii) the person knows that the Minister will require the person to return the death certificate; and
 (c) the person makes use of, or purports to act in reliance on, the death certificate.
Penalty: 10 penalty units.