Apostille for an Australian Death Certificate

If you are sending an original Australian Death Certificate to another country, then the original can be Apostilled directly by DFAT. The original Australian death certificate does not require notarisation by a Notary Public first.

What happens if I want to keep the original death certificate?

If you want to keep the original death certificate and only send a certified copy, the certified copy must be notarised by an Australian Notary Public before it can be stamped with an Apostille by DFAT.

How Swift Authentication can help?

• If you are sending the original Australian Death Certificate overseas: We can obtain an Apostille Certificate Stamp from DFAT. This is the fastest service in Australia as we attend DFAT daily for clients - no appointment required. We manage the application and appointment process with DFAT from start to finish. To book this service, select our Apostille Service.

How to obtain an Australian Death Certificate

If you wish to obtain an Australian Death Certificate you may apply through the relevant State or Territory Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages. For your convenience, we have provided the links below:

• Australian Capital Territory (ACT)
• New South Wales (NSW)
• Northern Territory (NT)
• Queensland (QLD)
• South Australia (SA)
• Tasmania (TAS)
• Victoria (VIC)
• Western Australia (WA)

If you are requesting a Death Certificate from the Registry solely for the purpose of sending it to another country, you can ask the Registry to send the Death Certificate directly to us to speed up the Apostille process.